Upgrading municipal environmental services to European Union levels: A case study of household willingness to pay in Lithuania

Environment and Development Economics

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 637-654

  Bluffstone, Randall ^a   DeShazo, J R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REDLANDS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 4544362852     PISSN: 1355770X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355770X0300342     Document Type: Article

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