Constraints in using economic instruments in developing countries: Some evidence from Thailand's experience in wastewater management

Habitat International

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 28-37

  Rammont, Lalita ^a   Amin, A T M Nurul ^a  

^a ASIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Charges; Economic instruments; Environmental policy; Subsidy; Thailand; Wastewater management

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; ECONOMIC INSTRUMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; POLITICAL ECONOMY; POLLUTION CONTROL; SEWAGE TREATMENT; WASTE MANAGEMENT; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; THAILAND;

EID: 70449518184     PISSN: 01973975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.habitatint.2009.05.003     Document Type: Article

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