Can self regulation work?: A story of corruption, impunity and cover-up

Journal of Regulatory Economics

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 209-233

  Núñez, Javier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Bribery; Corruption; Fraud; Self Regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947165394     PISSN: 0922680X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11149-006-9020-x     Document Type: Review

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