Democracy and political corruption: A cross-national comparison

Crime, Law and Social Change

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 179-193

  Sung, Hung En ^a  

^a The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse   (United States)

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EID: 4043109061     PISSN: 09254994     EISSN: 15730751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:CRIS.0000016225.75792.02     Document Type: Review

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