Interests, wireless technology, and institutional change: From government monopoly to regulated competition in Indian telecommunications

Journal of Asian Studies

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 491-517

  Mukherji, Rahul ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

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EID: 77957286346     PISSN: 00219118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021911809000680     Document Type: Article

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