Using game theory to explain the behaviour of participants involved in a regional governance process

Rural Society

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 254-270

  Howard, Jonathon ^a  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Game theory; Governance; Water

Indexed keywords

EID: 43249164685     PISSN: 10371656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5172/rsj.351.16.3.254     Document Type: Article

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