The welfare costs of unreliable water service

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  • Brian Baisa
  • Lucas W. Davis
  • Stephen W. Salant
  • William Wilcox
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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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تاریخ انتشار 2008