Privatization in the United States

RAND Journal of Economics

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 447-471

  López De Silanes, Florencio ^a   Shleifer, Andrei ^a   Vishny, Robert W ^a  

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EID: 0039415712     PISSN: 07416261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2556024     Document Type: Article

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