The Impact of Regulation on Cost Efficiency: An Empirical Analysis of Wisconsin Water Utilities
✍ Scribed by Cécile Aubert; Arnaud Reynaud
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 213 KB
- Volume
- 23
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0895-562X
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