Entropy-based performance evaluation on institutional structures of trunk highway management-Case study in China

Transport Policy

Volumn 27, Issue , 2013, Pages 85-91

  Sun, Zhentian ^a,b   Li, Xuhong ^a   Qiao, Wenxin ^b   Haghani, Ali ^b  

^a SOUTHEAST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Entropy; Management institutional structures; Performance evaluation; Trunk highways

Indexed keywords

ENTROPY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; ROAD CONSTRUCTION; TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM;

CHINA;

EID: 84874770487     PISSN: 0967070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tranpol.2013.01.012     Document Type: Article

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