Political structure, legislative process, and corruption: Comparing Taiwan and South Korea

Crime, Law and Social Change

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 365-383

  Tsai, Jung hsiang ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG CHENG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

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EID: 70349496544     PISSN: 09254994     EISSN: 15730751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10611-009-9188-y     Document Type: Article

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