Does competition in privatized social services work? The Chilean experience

World Development

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 647-664

  Fischer, Ronald ^a   González, Pablo ^a   Serra, Pablo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Chile; Latin America; Privatization; Regulation; Social services

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECONOMICS); PRIVATIZATION; SOCIAL POLICY;

CHILE; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 33644943926     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2005.09.008     Document Type: Article

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