Public and private sector discount rates in public-private partnerships

Economic Journal

Volumn 113, Issue 486, 2003, Pages

  Grout, Paul A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISCOUNT RATE; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC SECTOR; PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP; SERVICE PROVISION;

EID: 0037354030     PISSN: 00130133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0297.00109     Document Type: Article

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