Competitive tendering as a contracting mechanism for subsidising transport: The bus experience

Journal of Transport Economics and Policy

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 295-321

  Hensher, David A ^a   Wallis, Ian P ^b  

^a Faculty of Economics and Business   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUS TRANSPORT; COMPETITIVENESS; TRANSPORTATION ECONOMICS;

EID: 27844476341     PISSN: 00225258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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