Chinese railway reform and competition: Lessons from the experience in other countries

Journal of Transport Economics and Policy

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 309-332

  Pittman, Russell ^a  

^a US Department of Justice   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECONOMICS); RAILWAY TRANSPORT; REFORM PROCESS; TRANSPORTATION ECONOMICS;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 2942608851     PISSN: 00225258     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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