Scarcity and cooperation along international rivers: An empirical assessment of bilateral treaties

International Studies Quarterly

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 809-833

  Dinar, Shlomi ^a   Dinar, Ariel ^b   Kurukulasuriya, Pradeep ^c  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; FRESHWATER; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; POLITICAL CONFLICT; RIPARIAN ZONE; RIVER;

EID: 80052674348     PISSN: 00208833     EISSN: 14682478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2478.2011.00671.x     Document Type: Article

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