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Public Authorities

By: Nadia A. Mian
In: Encyclopedia of Urban Studies
Edited by: Ray Hutchison
Subject:Urban Planning, Urban Sociology, Urban Studies

Public authorities, also known as public or government corporations, are business-like organizations that manage, maintain, or regulate the major capital assets of governments such as highways and mass transportation, ...

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  Mian, N. (2010). Public authorities. In R. Hutchison (Ed.), Encyclopedia of urban studies (pp. 620-620). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412971973.n221
  
  Mian, Nadia A. "Public Authorities." In Encyclopedia of Urban Studies, edited by Hutchison, Ray, 620-620. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412971973.n221.
  
  Mian, N. 2010. Public Authorities. In: Ray Hutchison Editor, 2010. Encyclopedia of Urban Studies, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 620 Available at: <http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412971973.n221> [Accessed 22 Jun 2021].
  
  Mian, Nadia A. "Public Authorities." Encyclopedia of Urban Studies. Edited by Ray Hutchison. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2010, pp. 620-620. SAGE Knowledge. 22 Jun 2021, doi: http://www.doi.org/10.4135/9781412971973.n221.
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