Estimating household willingness to pay for water services in a rural economy: The case of Kanye in southern Botswana

Development Southern Africa

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 29-43

  Mbata, James N ^a,b  

^a Houston Community College   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINGENT VALUATION; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; RURAL ECONOMY; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; WATER SUPPLY; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

AFRICA; BOTSWANA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 33645887247     PISSN: 0376835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03768350600556331     Document Type: Article

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