Asymmetric information on the provision of irrigation through a public infrastructure: The case of the peninsula of Santa Elena, Ecuador

Water Resources Management

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 431-447

  Herrera, Paúl A ^a   van Huylenbroeck, Guido ^a   Espinel, Ramón L ^b,c  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b ESCUELA SUPERIOR POLITÉCNICA DEL LITORAL   (Ecuador)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Asymmetric information; Irrigation; Land resources; Public goods with costly access

Indexed keywords

ASYMMETRIC INFORMATION; CONSTRUCTION PLAN; DRY AREAS; ECUADOR; INFORMATION ASYMMETRY; IRRIGATION SYSTEMS; LAND RESOURCES; MARGINAL COSTS; OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE; OPTIMAL ALLOCATION; PUBLIC GOODS; PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURES;

TECHNOLOGY; WATER RESOURCES;

IRRIGATION;

EID: 77954850845     PISSN: 09204741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11269-006-1292-5     Document Type: Article

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