Corruption, growth, and income distribution: Are there regional differences?

Economics of Governance

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 245-269

  Gyimah Brempong, Kwabena ^a   Muñoz, Samaria ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Africa; Asia; Corruption; Degenerative corruption; Growth; Income inequality; Latin America; Oecd; Panel data; Regional differences

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746132754     PISSN: 14356104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10101-005-0008-2     Document Type: Article

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