Who is subsidising whom? Water supply cross-subsidisation policy, practice and lessons from Zambia

Journal of Modern African Studies

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 599-625

  Chitonge, Horman ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS; POLICY MAKING; PRICING POLICY; SUBSIDY SYSTEM; SUSTAINABILITY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

ZAMBIA;

EID: 79951750528     PISSN: 0022278X     EISSN: 14697777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022278X10000625     Document Type: Article

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