Nonprofit and for-profit competition with public alternatives in an urban setting with congestion

International Regional Science Review

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 347-372

  Brown III, H Shelton ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT BROWNSVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Health care; Hospital; Nonprofit; Private; Public; Spatial competition

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECONOMICS); MODEL; NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION; PRIVATE SECTOR; SPATIAL PLANNING; THEORETICAL STUDY; URBAN PLANNING;

EID: 22444444801     PISSN: 01600176     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0160017605276188     Document Type: Article

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