Democratization and Corruption: Systematic Evidence from the American States

American Politics Research

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 613-631

  Hill, Kim Quaile ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

American politics; American state politics; Democratization; Political corruption

Indexed keywords

EID: 0142169361     PISSN: 1532673X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1532673X03255178     Document Type: Article

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