Deregulation and privatization: The british local bus industry following the transport act 1985

Transport Reviews

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 213-223

  Simpson, B J ^a  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUS INDUSTRY; PRIVATISATION IMPACT; PUBLIC TRANSPORT; TRANSPORT ACT (1985); TRANSPORT DEREGULATION;

UK;

EID: 0030456288     PISSN: 01441647     EISSN: 14645327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01441649608716948     Document Type: Article

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