Fighting governmental corruption: The new World Bank programme evaluated

Journal of International Development

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 547-561

  Klein Haarhuis, Carolien M ^a   Leeuw, Frans L ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOTTOM-UP APPROACH; CIVIL SOCIETY; CORRUPTION; POLITICAL SYSTEM; TOP-DOWN APPROACH; WORLD BANK;

EID: 2642515560     PISSN: 09541748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jid.1077     Document Type: Article

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