The Full Economic Cost of Groundwater Extraction

When a groundwater basin is exploited by a large number of farmers, acting independently, each farmer has little incentive to practice conservation that would primarily benefit other farmers. This can lead to excessive groundwater extraction. When...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Strand, Jon
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20101206131004
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3976