The evolution of regulatory relationships; regulatory institutions and firm behaviour in privatized industries

Industrial and Corporate Change

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 69-89

  Willman, Paul ^a   Coen, David ^b   Currie, David ^b   Siner, Martin ^b  

^a BALLIOL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL REGULATION; PRIVATIZATION; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; UTILITY SECTOR;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0037294844     PISSN: 09606491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icc/12.1.69     Document Type: Article

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