Needs, Rights and Responsibilities in Water Governance: Some Reflections

IDS Bulletin

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 112-118

  Movik, Synne ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTABILITY; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; HUMAN RIGHTS; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; SERVICE PROVISION; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT; STATE ROLE; WATER SUPPLY;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84857348240     PISSN: 02655012     EISSN: 17595436     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1759-5436.2012.00315.x     Document Type: Article

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