The property rights theory of the firm and mixed competition: A counter-example in the US health care industry

International Journal of the Economics of Business

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 437-450

  Friesner, Daniel ^a   Rosenman, Robert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN INDIANA   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Competition; Duopoly; Non PECUNIARY Benefits; Not FOR PROFIT; Quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 3543124607     PISSN: 13571516     EISSN: 14661829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13571510110081204     Document Type: Article

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