Public versus private delivery of municipal solid waste services: The case of North Carolina

Contemporary Economic Policy

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 414-428

  Bae, Suho ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

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EID: 77955160821     PISSN: 10743529     EISSN: 14657287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-7287.2009.00180.x     Document Type: Article

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