A study of the activities and roles of public transit boards

Transportation Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 51-76

  Obeng, Kofi ^a   Ugboro, Isaiah O ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA A AND T STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

REGULATORY APPROACH; TRANSPORTATION ECONOMICS;

EID: 24344505781     PISSN: 00411612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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