International water transfer and sharing: The case of the Ganges River

Environment and Development Economics

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 29-51

  Bhaduri, Anik ^a   Barbier, Edward B ^b  

^a National Agricultural Science Center (NASC) Complex   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

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EID: 38349075236     PISSN: 1355770X     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355770X07004056     Document Type: Article

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