Corruption, firm growth and export propensity in Kenya

International Journal of Social Economics

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 197-217

  Kimuyu, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Business performance; Corruption; Kenya

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846343305     PISSN: 03068293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03068290710726748     Document Type: Article

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