Volition versus feasibility: State aid when aid is looked upon favourably: The broadband example

European Journal of Law and Economics

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 347-364

  Gómez Barroso, José Luis ^a   Feijóo, Claudio ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE EDUCACIÓN A DISTANCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Broadband; Market failures; Next generation access networks; Public funds; State aid; Telecommunications

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952304074     PISSN: 09291261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10657-010-9159-x     Document Type: Article

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