The importance of irrigation water rights: Lessons from South Africa and Tunisia

Water Policy

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 663-676

  Speelman, S ^a   Frija, A ^a   Buysse, J ^a   Van Huylenbroeck, G ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Irrigation; South Africa; Tunisia; Water policy; Water rights; WTP

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959836106     PISSN: 13667017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wp.2011.067     Document Type: Article

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