Water markets in the Murray-Darling Basin

Agricultural Water Management

Volumn 145, Issue , 2014, Pages 61-71

  Grafton, R Quentin ^a   Horne, James ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Economics; Environment; MDB Basin Plan; Murray Darling Basin; Price; Water governance; Water markets; Water planning; Water trade

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENT; MDB BASIN PLAN; MURRAY-DARLING BASIN; PRICE; WATER GOVERNANCE; WATER MARKET; WATER PLANNING; WATER TRADES;

ECONOMICS;

EID: 84908390722     PISSN: 03783774     EISSN: 18732283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2013.12.001     Document Type: Article

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