Storming the castle: The battle for postal reform in Japan

Social Science Japan Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-18

  McLachlan, Patricia L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEGISLATION; POLITICAL ECONOMY; PRIVATIZATION; SERVICE SECTOR;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN;

EID: 33646856160     PISSN: 13691465     EISSN: 14682680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ssjj/jyl002     Document Type: Article

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