The objectives and outcomes of airport privatisation

Research in Transportation Business and Management

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 3-14

  Graham, Anne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Airport; Efficiency; Investment; Privatisation

Indexed keywords

EID: 83455205929     PISSN: 22105395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rtbm.2011.05.004     Document Type: Article

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