Corruption, the resource curse and genuine saving

Environment and Development Economics

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 33-53

  Dietz, Simon ^a   Neumayer, Eric ^a   De Soysa, Indra ^b  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

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EID: 33846667553     PISSN: 1355770X     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355770X06003378     Document Type: Article

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