Reform in the rail and electricity sectors in Russia: Restructuring, competition and the ministry for antimonopoly policy

Acta Oeconomica

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 339-362

  Pittman, Russell ^a  

^a US Department of Justice   (United States)

Author keywords

Competition; Deregulation; Electricity; Railways; Restructuring; Russia

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION POLICY; ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY; INDUSTRIAL RESTRUCTURING; MONOPOLY; RAILWAY TRANSPORT;

EURASIA; RUSSIAN FEDERATION;

EID: 0345831976     PISSN: 00016373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/AOecon.53.2003.4.1     Document Type: Article

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