The pitfalls in competitive tendering: Addressing the risks revealed by experience in Australia and Britain

Competitive Tendering of Rail Services

Volumn 9789282101636, Issue , 2007, Pages 43-125

  Kain, Peter ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEALTH AND MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (Australia)

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DOI: 10.1787/9789282101636-4-en     Document Type: Chapter

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