The Effect of Privatization on Public Transit Costs

Journal of Regulatory Economics

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 27-44

  Karlaftis, Matthew ^a   Mccarthy, Patrick ^b  

^a ADK Consulting Engineers SA   (Greece)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0033410831     PISSN: 0922680X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1008179629733     Document Type: Article

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