A model or a policy muddle? an evaluation of rail franchising in the UK

Public Money and Management

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 347-354

  Jupe, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 78149404577     PISSN: 09540962     EISSN: 14679302     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540962.2010.525002     Document Type: Article

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