Rural-urban differences in privatization: Limits to the competitive state

Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 703-718

  Warner, Mildred ^a   Hefetz, Amir ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRACTION; PRIVATIZATION; RURAL-URBAN COMPARISON; SERVICE PROVISION; SOCIAL POLICY; STATE ROLE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0345393053     PISSN: 0263774X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/c008r     Document Type: Article

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