Willingness to pay for reliable supplies of safe drinking water in Guatemala: A referendum contingent valuation study

Urban Water Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 284-292

  Vásquez, William F ^a   Espaillat, Ricardo ^a  

^a FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

contingent valuation; drinking water; Guatemala; household preferences; system reliability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84955637128     PISSN: 1573062X     EISSN: 17449006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1573062X.2014.991741     Document Type: Article

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