THE FREMANTLE PORT AUTHORITY: A CASE STUDY IN MICROECONOMIC REFORM

Economic Papers

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 33-53

  Tull, Malcolm ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 84993752118     PISSN: 08120439     EISSN: 17593441     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1759-3441.1997.tb00160.x     Document Type: Article

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