Evaluating water policy scenarios against the priorities of the rural poor

World Development

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 167-179

  Hope, R A ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Africa; Choice experiment; Poverty reduction; Preferences; South Africa; Water policy

Indexed keywords

POVERTY ALLEVIATION; RURAL ECONOMY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 30344482926     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2005.07.014     Document Type: Article

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