From government to regulatory governance: Privatization and the residual role of the state

World Bank Research Observer

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 53-66

  Bortolotti, Bernardo ^a   Perotti, Enrico ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

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EID: 40549111771     PISSN: 02573032     EISSN: 15646971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/wbro/lkl006     Document Type: Article

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