Adapting to catastrophic water scarcity in agriculture through social networking and inter-generational occupational transitioning

Journal of Natural Resources Policy Research

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 71-92

  Ranjan, Ram ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

dynamic preferences; farmer exit; groundwater risk; human capital; inter generational preferences; social capital

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; DROUGHT; HUMAN CAPITAL; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL NETWORK; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84920143483     PISSN: 19390459     EISSN: 19390467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19390459.2014.970801     Document Type: Article

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