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  1. Department of Agricultural Economics, Catholic University of Chile, Casilla 306, Correo 22, Santiago, Chile

    Guillermo Donoso (Associate Professor) & Oscar Melo (Assistant Professor)

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  1. Third World Centre for Water Management, Avenida Manantial Oriente 27 Los Clubes, Atizapan, Estado de México, 52958, Mexico

    Asit K. Biswas  & Cecilia Tortajada  & 

  2. National Water Agency, SPS Area 5, Quadra 3, Bloco M, 70610-200, Brasilia, DF, Brazil

    Benedito Braga

  3. Environment Division Sustainable Development Dept., Inter-American Development Bank, 1300 New York Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC, 20577, USA

    Diego J. Rodriguez

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Donoso, G., Melo, O. (2006). Water Quality Management in Chile: Use of Economic Instruments. In: Biswas, A.K., Braga, B., Tortajada, C., Rodriguez, D.J. (eds) Water Quality Management in the Americas. Water Resources Development and Management. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-30444-4_14

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