Good government means different things in different countries

Governance

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 7-35

  Andrews, Matt ^a  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 73449140780     PISSN: 09521895     EISSN: 14680491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0491.2009.01465.x     Document Type: Article

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