International trends in water utility regimes

Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 87-135

  Madhoo, Yeti Nisha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAURITIUS   (Mauritius)

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EID: 70350562007     PISSN: 13704788     EISSN: 14678292     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8292.2007.00328.x     Document Type: Article

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