The independence of regulatory authorities

Handbook on the Politics of Regulation

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 201-214

  Gilardi, Fabrizio ^a   Maggetti, Martino ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

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