Globalization, the 'competition' state and the rise of the 'regulatory' state in European telecommunications

Journal of Common Market Studies

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 849-874

  Humphreys, Peter ^a   Simpson, Seamus ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 49249107351     PISSN: 00219886     EISSN: 14685965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5965.2008.00802.x     Document Type: Review

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