Taking its toll: The private financing of roads in Spain

Public Money and Management

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 19-26

  Acerete, Basilio ^a   Shaoul, Jean ^b   Stafford, Anne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 70449652327     PISSN: 09540962     EISSN: 14679302     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540960802617327     Document Type: Article

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