Why haven't developing countries privatized deeper and faster?

World Development

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 137-155

  Ramamurti, Ravi ^a,b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUREAUCRACY; DEVELOPING WORLD; ECONOMIC REFORM; INDUSTRIAL POLICY; PRIVATIZATION; STATE OWNED ENTERPRISE;

EID: 0032924986     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-750X(98)00131-4     Document Type: Article

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