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European railway reforms and efficiency: Review of evidence in the literature Cover

European railway reforms and efficiency: Review of evidence in the literature

By: Hana Fitzová  
Open Access
|Jun 2017

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/revecp-2017-0005 | Journal eISSN: 1804-1663 | Journal ISSN: 1213-2446
Language: English
Page range: 103 - 120
Submitted on: Feb 9, 2017
Accepted on: Apr 20, 2017
Published on: Jun 15, 2017
Published by: Mendel University in Brno
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