Historical regulation of Victoria's water sector: A case of government failure?

Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 343-352

  Harris, Edwyna ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Externalities; Government failure; Institutions; Salinity

Indexed keywords

REGULATORY APPROACH; SALINITY; STATE ROLE; WATER INDUSTRY; WATER PLANNING; WATER SUPPLY; WATER USE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

EID: 34547845245     PISSN: 1364985X     EISSN: 14678489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8489.2007.00384.x     Document Type: Article

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