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Competitive provision of public services: cost savings over successive rounds of tendering

Luis AngelesAdam Smith Business School (Economics), University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Robin G. MilneAdam Smith Business School (Economics), University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UKView further author information
Pages 627-632 | Published online: 28 Sep 2015

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