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Competition for procurement contracts and underinvestment. / Dasgupta, Sudipto.
In: International Economic Review, Vol. 31, No. 4, 11.1990, p. 841-865.

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Harvard

Dasgupta, S 1990, 'Competition for procurement contracts and underinvestment', International Economic Review, vol. 31, no. 4, pp. 841-865. <http://www.jstor.org/stable/2527019?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents>

APA

Dasgupta, S. (1990). Competition for procurement contracts and underinvestment. International Economic Review, 31(4), 841-865. http://www.jstor.org/stable/2527019?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents

Vancouver

Dasgupta S. Competition for procurement contracts and underinvestment. International Economic Review. 1990 Nov;31(4):841-865.

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Dasgupta, Sudipto. / Competition for procurement contracts and underinvestment. In: International Economic Review. 1990 ; Vol. 31, No. 4. pp. 841-865.

Bibtex

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