Willingness to pay for improved water service in Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil

Ecological Economics

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 365-372

  Casey, James F ^a   Kahn, James R ^a,b   Rivas, Alexandre ^a,b  

^a WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AMAZONAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESIDENT POPULATION; URBAN AREA; WATER TREATMENT;

AMAZONAS [BRAZIL]; BRAZIL; MANAUS; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 33646818974     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2005.07.016     Document Type: Article

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