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Why and how often do authorities remunicipalise urban public transport? The case of France

Christian Desmarisa LAET, Sciences Po Lyon, Institute of Political Studies, University of Lyon, Lyon, FranceCorrespondence[email protected]
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Didier Van de Veldeb Faculty of Technology, Policy and Management, Delft University of Technology, Delft, NetherlandsORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6053-0228
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Pages 763-785 | Received 03 Aug 2023, Accepted 21 Feb 2024, Published online: 11 Mar 2024

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