Reflections-shaping water policy: What does economics have to offer?

Review of Environmental Economics and Policy

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 156-174

  Convery, Frank J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

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Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; INNOVATION; POLICY MAKING; PRICE DYNAMICS; WATER ECONOMICS; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER USE;

EID: 84873852422     PISSN: 17506816     EISSN: 17506824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/reep/res017     Document Type: Article

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