Non-separability and substitutability among water pollutants: Evidence from India

Environment and Development Economics

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 709-733

  Kumar, Surender ^a   Managi, Shunsuke ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELHI   (India)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL STRATEGIES   (Japan)

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EID: 84155172784     PISSN: 1355770X     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355770X11000283     Document Type: Article

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