Factors influencing household willingness to pay (WTP) for drinking water in peri-urban areas: A case study in the Indian context

Water Policy

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 461-473

  Venkatachalam, L ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CHANGE   (India)

Author keywords

Contingent valuation; India; Individual connections; South Asia; Water supply; Willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750153760     PISSN: 13667017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wp.2006.055     Document Type: Article

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