The measurement of the independence of telecommunications regulatory agencies in Latin America and the Caribbean

Utilities Policy

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 182-190

  Montoya, Miguel Á ^a   Trillas, Francesc ^b  

^a SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND SCIENCES   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Independence; Institutions; Regulation; Strategic delegation; Telecommunications

Indexed keywords

DATA SET; ECONOMETRICS; INDUSTRIAL REGULATION; NETWORKING; STRATEGIC APPROACH; TELECOMMUNICATION; UTILITY SECTOR;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; LATIN AMERICA;

EID: 34547496955     PISSN: 09571787     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jup.2007.04.002     Document Type: Article

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