Infrastructure privatization and changes in corruption patterns: The roots of public discontent

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 69-84

  Martimort, David ^a,b   Straub, Stéphane ^a,c  

^a TOULOUSE SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (France)

^b EHESS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Corruption; Privatization; Regulation

Indexed keywords

CORRUPTION; INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING; MODELING; PRIVATIZATION; PUBLIC SERVICE; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK;

LATIN AMERICA;

EID: 67349103776     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2008.08.002     Document Type: Article

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