The worldwide diffusion of market-oriented infrastructure reform, 1977-1999

American Sociological Review

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 871-897

  Henisz, Witold J ^a   Zelner, Bennet A ^b   Guillén, Mauro F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY; INDUSTRIAL POLICY; INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT; REFORM PROCESS; TELECOMMUNICATION;

EID: 30744467217     PISSN: 00031224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000312240507000601     Document Type: Article

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