Who cheats? Who loots? Political competition and corruption in Japan, 1947-1993

American Journal of Political Science

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 926-941

  Nyblade, Benjamin ^a   Reed, Steven R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b CHUO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 53149124838     PISSN: 00925853     EISSN: 15405907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5907.2008.00351.x     Document Type: Article

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