The Determinants of Water Connection and Water Consumption: Empirical Evidence from a Cambodian Household Survey

World Development

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 953-968

  Basani, Marcello ^a   Isham, Jonathan ^b   Reilly, Barry ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

^b MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asia; Cambodia; water delivery; water demand

Indexed keywords

CROSS SECTION; DEMAND ELASTICITY; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; PRICE DYNAMICS; WATER USE;

ASIA; CAMBODIA; EURASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 41749120296     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2007.04.021     Document Type: Article

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