Water institutional reforms in Scotland: Contested objectives and hidden disputes

Water Alternatives

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 253-270

  Ioris, Antonio A R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Devolution; Scotland; Water framework directive; Water institutional reforms; Water institutions

Indexed keywords

EID: 61849183117     PISSN: 19650175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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