Water, power, and competition in Asia

Asian Survey

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 621-650

  Chellaney, Brahma ^a  

^a Center for Policy Research ^*  (India)

Author keywords

Dam racing; Harmon Doctrine; Hydro hegemony; Hydropolitics; Water stress

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECONOMICS); WATER ECONOMICS; WATER RESOURCE; WATER STRESS; WATER SUPPLY;

ASIA;

EID: 84938689106     PISSN: 00044687     EISSN: 1533838X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/AS.2014.54.4.621     Document Type: Review

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