Perceived corruption, distributive justice, and the legitimacy of the system of social stratification in the Czech Republic

Communist and Post-Communist Studies

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 439-451

  Smith, Michael L ^a  

^a Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Corruption; Czech Republic; Legitimacy; Social justice; Social stratification

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649874489     PISSN: 0967067X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.postcomstud.2010.10.005     Document Type: Article

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