World Bank environmental reform: Revisiting lessons from agency theory

International Organization

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 773-783

  Gutner, Tamar ^a  

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EID: 24944459702     PISSN: 00208183     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0020818305050265     Document Type: Review

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