Economic instruments for water management in the Middle East and North Africa

International Journal of Water Resources Development

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 659-677

  Russell, Clifford ^a,b,c   Clark, Christopher ^d   Schuck, Eric ^e  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOWDOIN COLLEGE   (United States)

^c DANISH INSTITUTE OF GOVERNMENTAL RESEARCH   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^e LINFIELD COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSTS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCES;

DEVELOPING ECONOMIES; FRESHWATER ALLOCATION; SCARCITY;

ECONOMICS;

COSTS; ECONOMICS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER RESOURCES;

WATER ECONOMICS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

AFRICA; ASIA; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST; NORTH AFRICA;

EID: 35648963644     PISSN: 07900627     EISSN: 13600648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07900620701488596     Document Type: Article

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