Privatization in Turkey: What has been achieved?

The Turkish Economy: The Real Economy, Corporate Governance and Reform

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 227-251

  Ökten, Çağla ^a  

^a BILKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

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EID: 79957989047     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203018439     Document Type: Chapter

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