Corruption, quasi-rents, and the regulation of electric utilities

Journal of Economic History

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1059-1097

  Neufeld, John L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRUPTION; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY; INDUSTRIAL REGULATION; MONOPOLY; UTILITY SECTOR;

EID: 57049106305     PISSN: 00220507     EISSN: 14716372     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022050708000818     Document Type: Article

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