When ambiguity in treaty design becomes destructive: A study of transboundary water

Global Environmental Politics

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 111-136

  Fischhendler, Itay ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NATURAL RESOURCE; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; WATER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 39049130088     PISSN: 15263800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/glep.2008.8.1.111     Document Type: Article

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