Cost-Sharing Incentive Programs for Source Water Protection: The Grand River's Rural Water Quality Program

Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 481-496

  Dupont, Diane P ^a  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 78449313112     PISSN: 00083976     EISSN: 17447976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7976.2010.01197.x     Document Type: Article

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