A simple analysis of the rent seeking of airlines, airports and politicians

Transport Policy

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 47-56

  Button, Kenneth ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Airports; Politicians; Rent seeking

Indexed keywords

AIRLINE INDUSTRY; AIRPORT; RENT SEEKING; TRANSPORTATION ECONOMICS;

EID: 13944279597     PISSN: 0967070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tranpol.2004.09.003     Document Type: Article

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