Water price reforms in China: Policy-making and Implementation

Water Resources Management

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 377-396

  Zhong, Lijin ^a,b   Mol, Arthur P J ^b  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

China; Ecological modernization; Urban water management; Water pricing policies

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS; MODERNIZATION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

CHINA; COMMAND AND CONTROL; ECOLOGICAL MODERNIZATIONS; ECONOMIC INSTRUMENTS; INCREASING WATER-USE EFFICIENCIES; INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITIES; URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER PRICING POLICIES;

COSTS;

ECONOMIC INSTRUMENT; MODERNIZATION; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; POLICY MAKING; POLICY REFORM; PRICE DYNAMICS; TARIFF STRUCTURE; URBAN PLANNING; WATER ECONOMICS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER PLANNING; WATER RESOURCE; WATER USE EFFICIENCY;

CHINA;

EID: 77349100392     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11269-009-9451-0     Document Type: Article

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