INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE AND ECONOMIC GROWTH: THE EVOLUTION OF WATER RIGHTS IN VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA 1850–1886

Economic Papers

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 118-127

  Harris, Edwyna ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Colonial settlement; Economic growth; Government; Institutional learning; Water rights

Indexed keywords

EID: 53349088072     PISSN: 08120439     EISSN: 17593441     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1759-3441.2007.tb01011.x     Document Type: Article

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