The hollowness of anti-corruption discourse

Review of International Political Economy

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 181-209

  Bukovansky, Mlada ^a  

^a SMITH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Corruption; Governance; International Monetary Fund; Republicanism; Transparency International; World Bank

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646341274     PISSN: 09692290     EISSN: 14664526     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09692290600625413     Document Type: Review

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