The measurement of regulator independence in practice: Latin America and the Caribbean

International Journal of Public Policy

Volumn 4, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 113-134

  Montoya, Miguel A ^a   Trillas, Francesc ^b  

^a SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND SCIENCES   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Independence; Regulation; Strategic delegation; Telecommunications

Indexed keywords

EID: 57349161243     PISSN: 17400600     EISSN: 17400619     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJPP.2009.021550     Document Type: Article

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