A Note on Contradictions in Australian Water Policy

Economic Papers

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 353-359

  Crase, Lin ^a   Pawsey, Nicholas ^b   O'Keefe, Sue ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

gifted infrastructure; water markets; water policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84990900812     PISSN: 08120439     EISSN: 17593441     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1759-3441.12037     Document Type: Article

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