Beyond the market versus planning dichotomy: Understanding privatisation and its reverse in US cities

Local Government Studies

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 555-572

  Hefetz, Amir ^a   Warner, Mildred ^b  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOCAL GOVERNMENT; MARKET; NUMERICAL MODEL; PRIVATIZATION; PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION; PUBLIC SERVICE; THEORETICAL STUDY;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34547514199     PISSN: 03003930     EISSN: 17439388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03003930701417585     Document Type: Article

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