Transparency is not enough: Making transparency effective in reducing corruption

International Political Science Review

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 301-322

  Lindstedt, Catharina ^a   Naurin, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Accountability; Comparative Politics; Corruption; Democracy; Transparency

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955224126     PISSN: 01925121     EISSN: 1460373X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192512110377602     Document Type: Article

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