Testing the limits of privatization: Argentine railroads

World Development

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1973-1993

  Ramamurti, Ravi ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Argentina; Infrastructure; Latin America; Privatization; Railroads; Regulation

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; PRIVATISATION; RAILWAY SYSTEM; RAILWAY TRANSPORT; TRANSPORT DEREGULATION; TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE; TRANSPORT SECTOR;

ARGENTINA;

EID: 0031462728     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-750X(97)00092-2     Document Type: Article

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