Political affiliation and willingness to pay: An examination of the nature of benefits and means of provision

Ecological Economics

Volumn 75, Issue , 2012, Pages 43-51

  Dupont, Diane P ^a   Bateman, Ian J ^b  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Political affiliation; Private provision; Public provision; Stated preference; Valuation; Water

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDINAL SURVEY; DATA SET; ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS; POLITICAL POWER; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; PUBLIC GOODS; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; VALUATION; VOTING BEHAVIOR; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

EID: 84857110690     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2012.01.012     Document Type: Article

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