Corruption, institutions, and economic development

Oxford Review of Economic Policy

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 271-291

  Aidt, Toke S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Corruption; Growth; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

CORRUPTION; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC GROWTH; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; GROWTH RATE; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 67651095638     PISSN: 0266903X     EISSN: 14602121     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxrep/grp012     Document Type: Article

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