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Municipal waste management as a local utility: Options for competition in an environmentally-regulated industry

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  • Massarutto, Antonio, 2007. "Municipal waste management as a local utility: Options for competition in an environmentally-regulated industry," Utilities Policy, Elsevier, vol. 15(1), pages 9-19, March.
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