The economics of british rail privatization: An assessment

Transport Reviews

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-21

  Preston, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRITISH RAIL; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; PRIVATISATION; RAILWAY TRANSPORT; TRANSPORT REFORM;

UK;

EID: 0029729207     PISSN: 01441647     EISSN: 14645327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01441649608716930     Document Type: Article

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