Pricing by state-owned enterprises: The case of postal services

Managerial and Decision Economics

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 575-591

  Geddes, R Richard ^a  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

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EID: 57749201163     PISSN: 01436570     EISSN: 10991468     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mde.1420     Document Type: Article

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