Sources of Mistrust: An experimental case study of a Central Asian water conflict

Environmental and Resource Economics

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 283-318

  Abbink, Klaus ^a   Moller, Lars Christian ^b   O'Hara, Sarah ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b WORLD BANK   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Central Asia; Common pool resources; Dams; Experimental economics; Hydropower; Irrigation; Regional public goods; Syr Darya; Trust games; Water

Indexed keywords

DAMS; FOSSIL FUELS; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; IRRIGATION; RESERVOIRS (WATER); WATER; WATER MANAGEMENT;

CENTRAL ASIA; COMMON POOL RESOURCES; EXPERIMENTAL ECONOMICS; HYDROPOWER; PUBLIC GOODS; SYR DARYA; TRUST GAMES;

RIVERS;

DAM; ECONOMIC IMPACT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FOSSIL FUEL; IRRIGATION SYSTEM; POOL; POWER GENERATION; PUBLIC GOODS; RESERVOIR; RIPARIAN ZONE; TRANSBOUNDARY COOPERATION; WATER RESOURCE;

CENTRAL ASIA; KAZAKHSTAN; KYRGYZSTAN; SIRDARYO; UZBEKISTAN;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 77950459480     PISSN: 09246460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10640-009-9316-2     Document Type: Article

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