Efficiency gains from port reform and the potential for yardstick competition: Lessons from Mexico

World Development

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 545-560

  Estache, Antonio ^a   GonzÁlez, Marianela ^b   Trujillo, Lourdes ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Competition; Efficiency; Latin America; Mexico; Port; Regulation

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; PORT OPERATION; REFORM PROCESS; TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE;

MEXICO;

EID: 0036226558     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-750X(01)00129-2     Document Type: Article

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