The political economy of privatization in Malaysia

Leading Issues in Competition, Regulation and Development

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 358-381

  Syn, Tan Wooi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84881835064     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4337/9781845420659.00028     Document Type: Chapter

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