The economics and politics of government ownership

Journal of International Development

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 849-864

  Shirley, Mary M ^a  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLITICS OF REFORM; PRIVATISATION; STATE ENTERPRISE REFORM;

EID: 0031428932     PISSN: 09541748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1328(199709)9:6<849::AID-JID488>3.0.CO;2-L     Document Type: Article

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