Privatisation discontent and utility reform in Latin America

Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 333-350

  Checchi, Daniele ^a,b   Florio, Massimo ^a   Carrera, Jorge ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b IZA   (Germany)

^c Banco Central de la Republica ^*  (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; PRIVATIZATION; PUBLIC SERVICE; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; UTILITY SECTOR;

LATIN AMERICA;

EID: 61349204559     PISSN: 00220388     EISSN: 17439140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220380802264937     Document Type: Article

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