Contested water rights

European Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 247-260

  Ansink, Erik ^a   Weikard, Hans Peter ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bargaining; Claims; Conflict; Property rights; Third party intervention; Water allocation

Indexed keywords

EID: 62349090068     PISSN: 01762680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2008.09.007     Document Type: Article

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