Implications of Regulation Policy Incentives for Strategic Control: An Integrative Model

Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 85-119

  Chau, Vinh Sum ^a   Witcher, Barry J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 29144476291     PISSN: 13704788     EISSN: 14678292     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1370-4788.2005.00272.x     Document Type: Article

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