Competing for the island lifeline: European law, state aid and regional public services

Regional Studies

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 953-966

  Bennett, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Competition law; Competitive tendering; Public services; State aid; Transport maritime

Indexed keywords

AID; EUROPEAN UNION; PUBLIC SERVICE; STATE OWNED ENTERPRISE; STATE ROLE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE; WESTERN ISLES;

EID: 33751321886     PISSN: 00343404     EISSN: 13600591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00343400600983959     Document Type: Article

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