Can corruption and economic crime be controlled in developing economies – and if so, is the cost worth it?

Journal of Money Laundering Control

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 273-283

  Salifu, Adam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Corruption; Crimes; Developing countries

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349129820     PISSN: 13685201     EISSN: 17587808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13685200810889425     Document Type: Article

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