Irrigation water rights: Options for pro-poor reform

Irrigation and Drainage

Volumn 56, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 237-246

  Bruns, Bryan ^a,b  

^a Consulting Sociologist ^*  (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Irrigation; Legal empowerment; Negotiation; Poverty; Property; Water rights

Indexed keywords

EID: 34247192483     PISSN: 15310353     EISSN: 15310361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ird.314     Document Type: Article

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