Conflicting Objectives of Trinidad's Water Pricing Policy: A Need for Good Water Pricing and Governance

International Journal of Water Resources Development

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 723-736

  Mycoo, Michelle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Trinidad and Tobago)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLAT RATE; PROPERTY VALUE; SOCIAL EQUITY; TRINIDAD; WATER CHARGES; WATER PRICING; WATER PRICING POLICIES; WATER SHORTAGES;

WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

COSTS;

DECISION MAKING; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; PRICE DYNAMICS; RESOURCE SCARCITY; SUSTAINABILITY; TARIFF STRUCTURE; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER PLANNING; WATER RESOURCE; WATER SUPPLY;

TRINIDAD [TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO]; TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO;

EID: 84858645584     PISSN: 07900627     EISSN: 13600648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07900627.2011.619899     Document Type: Article

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