What Is Transparency?

Public Integrity

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 293-308

  Ball, Carolyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

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EID: 77950777880     PISSN: 10999922     EISSN: 15580989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2753/PIN1099-9922110400     Document Type: Article

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