Institutions and transition: Does a better institutional environment make water users associations more effective in central Asia?

Water Policy

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 165-185

  Gunchinma, T ^a   Yakubov, M ^b  

^a Gerege Partners LLC   (Mongolia)

^b Central Asia Sub Regional Office   (Uzbekistan)

Author keywords

Central Asia; Ferghana valley; Institutions; Transition; Water users association; WUA

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950842195     PISSN: 13667017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wp.2009.047     Document Type: Article

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