Water market transfers in South Africa: Two case studies

Water Resources Research

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 2004, Pages

  Nieuwoudt, W L ^a   Armitage, R M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Agriculture; South Africa; Water markets

Indexed keywords

DROUGHT; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIVATIZATION; PUBLIC POLICY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RIVERS; WATER RESOURCES; WATER SUPPLY;

FARMERS; WATER MARKET TRANSFERS; WATER MARKETS; WATER RIGHTS;

INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS;

IRRIGATION; MARKET CONDITIONS; POLICY REFORM; WATER DEMAND; WATER RESOURCE;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; ORANGE RIVER; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

VITACEAE; VITIS SP.;

EID: 6344289249     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003WR002840     Document Type: Article

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