The conflict vs. cooperation paradox: Fighting over or sharing of Palestinian-Israeli groundwater?

Water International

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 105-120

  Zeitoun, Mark ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coercion; Conflict; Cooperation; Hegemony; Hydro hegemony; Israel; Joint water committee; Palestine; Regime theory; Security; Water

Indexed keywords

EID: 38149010456     PISSN: 02508060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02508060708691968     Document Type: Article

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