Rail privatization and competitive tendering in Europe

Built Environment

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 43-58

  Alexandersson, Gunnar ^a  

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Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECONOMICS); EUROPEAN UNION; POLICY MAKING; PRIVATIZATION; RAILWAY TRANSPORT; REFORM PROCESS; TRANSPORTATION ECONOMICS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

EID: 64849117186     PISSN: 02637960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2148/benv.35.1.43     Document Type: Article

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