Ideologies, vested interest groups, and postal saving privatization in Japan

Public Choice

Volumn 138, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 137-160

  Imai, Masami ^a  

^a WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Japan; Political economy; Postal saving system; Privatization

Indexed keywords

EID: 57249115101     PISSN: 00485829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11127-008-9343-5     Document Type: Article

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