Unpacking the anti-corruption agenda: Dilemmas for anthropologists

Oxford Development Studies

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 15-29

  Harrison, Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

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ANTHROPOLOGY; CORRUPTION; REGULATORY APPROACH;

EID: 32444448741     PISSN: 13600818     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13600810500495915     Document Type: Article

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