The welfare costs of unreliable water service
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The welfare costs of unreliable water service
Article history: Throughout the developing Received 11 January 2008 Received in revised form 6 September 2008 Accepted 22 September 2008 Available online xxxx
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Development Economics
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0304-3878
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2008.09.010