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Impact of water-related collective action on rural household welfare in the Upper Ewaso Ng’iro North Catchment Area: The application of the endogenous switching regression

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Article: 1834667 | Received 15 Jul 2020, Accepted 06 Oct 2020, Published online: 26 Oct 2020

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