Ownership, regulation, and managerial monitoring in the electric utility industry

Journal of Law and Economics

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 261-288

  Geddes, R Richard ^a  

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EID: 0031521440     PISSN: 00222186     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/467373     Document Type: Article

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