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The liberalisation of taxi policy: Capture and recapture? Cover

The liberalisation of taxi policy: Capture and recapture?

By: Stephen Weir  
Open Access
|Jun 2019

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/admin-2019-0016 | Journal eISSN: 2449-9471 | Journal ISSN: 0001-8325
Language: English
Page range: 113 - 135
Published on: Jun 3, 2019
Published by: The Institute of Public Administration of Ireland
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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