Corruption: An alternative approach to its definition and measurement

Political Studies

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 222-239

  Kurer, Oskar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

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EID: 17044375485     PISSN: 00323217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9248.2005.00525.x     Document Type: Article

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