Overview of the water policy process in South Africa

Water Policy

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 505-528

  De Coning, Christo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WESTERN CAPE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Capacity building; Development; Environment; Policy management; Policy process; Public management; Public policy; South Africa; Strategy; Water policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845734501     PISSN: 13667017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wp.2006.039     Document Type: Review

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