Trading into and out of trouble: Australian water allocation and trading experience

Water Trading and Global Water Scarcity: International Experiences

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 94-110

  Young, Mike ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

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EID: 84908277988     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203084151     Document Type: Chapter

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