Potential competition and public sector performance

Regional Science and Urban Economics

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 405-428

  Helsley, Robert W ^a   Strange, William C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Entry deterrence; Mixed markets; Privatization; Public goods

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; PRIVATIZATION; PUBLIC SECTOR;

EID: 0033939715     PISSN: 01660462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-0462(00)00038-7     Document Type: Article

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