The effect of internet access on government corruption

Electronic Government

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 22-40

  García Murillo, Martha ^a  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Corruption; E government; Education; Good governance; Income; Internet users; Panel data; Political stability; Red tape

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957676917     PISSN: 17407494     EISSN: 17407508     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/EG.2010.029889     Document Type: Article

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