A perspective on road sector restructuring in developing and transitional countries

Public Administration and Development

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 265-278

  Robinson, Richard ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Competition; Decentralisation; Institutional development; Organisational reform and restructuring; Private sector; Roads and highways; Transition

Indexed keywords

DECENTRALIZATION; DEVELOPING WORLD; INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT; INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING; PRIVATE SECTOR; ROAD; TRANSITIONAL ECONOMY; TRANSPORTATION PLANNING;

AUSTRALASIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; NEW ZEALAND; ROMANIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33747434495     PISSN: 02712075     EISSN: 1099162X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pad.408     Document Type: Article

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