Water supply and mining: the policy paradox in Ghana

Water Policy

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 945-958

  Appiah, Divine O ^a   Abass, Kabila ^a  

^a KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Community water; Corporate social responsibility; Mining; Policy paradox

Indexed keywords

EID: 84920026199     PISSN: 13667017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/wp.2014.026     Document Type: Article

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