The poverty of privatization: Poorest customers of the privatized gas, water and electricity industries

Critical Social Policy

Volumn 17, Issue 51, 1997, Pages 115-132

  Drakeford, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0000702111     PISSN: 02610183     EISSN: 1461703X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026101839701705106     Document Type: Article

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