An assessment of the 2008 telecommunications restructuring in China

Telecommunications Policy

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 649-658

  Fu, Hanlong ^a   Mou, Yi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Bargaining perspective; China; Regulations; Telecommunications restructuring

Indexed keywords

BARGAINING PERSPECTIVE; CHINA; DOMESTIC COMPETITION; FREE MARKET; MARKET MECHANISMS; REGULATIONS; TELECOM; TELECOM INDUSTRY; TELECOM MARKET; TELECOM SECTOR;

COMMERCE; COMPETITION; PRIVATIZATION; TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEMS;

TELECOMMUNICATION;

EID: 78650175508     PISSN: 03085961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.telpol.2010.08.001     Document Type: Article

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