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Journal of Economic Policy Reform Volume 24, 2021 - Issue 3: Re-municipalization of public services: Trend or hype?
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Re-municipalization of public services: trend or hype?

Judith Clifton1 Faculty of Business and Economic Science, Universidad de Cantabria and Visiting Scholar,University of CambridgeCorrespondence[email protected]
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Mildred E. Warner2 Department of City and Regional Planning, Cornell UniversityORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0109-338XView further author information
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Raymond Gradus3 School of Business and Economics, VU UniversityAmsterdamORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4519-4633View further author information
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Germà Bel4 IREA and OAP-UB, Universitat de BarcelonaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1330-8085View further author information
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Pages 293-304 | Published online: 21 Nov 2019

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