Institutional learning and adaptation: Developing state audit capacity in China

Public Administration and Development

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 33-41

  Gong, Ting ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Capacity development; China's reform; Corruption; Fiscal decentralisation; Institutional change; Performance audit; State audit

Indexed keywords

CAPACITY BUILDING; CORRUPTION; DECENTRALIZATION; INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT; INSTITUTIONAL REFORM; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 66049087437     PISSN: 02712075     EISSN: 1099162X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pad.508     Document Type: Article

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