Harmony or disharmony in the regulation and the promotion of competition in EU telecommunications? A survey of the regulatory offices

Utilities Policy

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 9-28

  Daßler, Thoralf ^a   Parker, David ^b  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Competition; EU; Governance; Policy transfer; Regulation; Telecommunications

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECONOMICS); EUROPEAN UNION; REGULATORY APPROACH; TELECOMMUNICATIONS;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 1242298884     PISSN: 09571787     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jup.2003.08.002     Document Type: Article

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