Colonialism and long-run growth in Australia: An examination of institutional change in Victoria's water sector during the nineteenth century

Australian Economic History Review

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 266-279

  Harris, Edwyna ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Colonialism; Democracy; Economic growth; Institutional efficiency; Water rights

Indexed keywords

EID: 53349099108     PISSN: 00048992     EISSN: 14678446     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8446.2008.00239.x     Document Type: Article

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