Gender differences in willingness to pay for urban public services

Urban Affairs Review

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 377-390

  Alozie, Nicholas O ^a   McNamara, Catherine ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender gap; Payment for local services; Urban service delivery; Urban services

Indexed keywords

GENDER DISPARITY; PROBABILITY; PUBLIC SERVICE; URBAN SERVICE; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

EID: 72149110339     PISSN: 10780874     EISSN: 15528332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1078087409341549     Document Type: Article

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