The roles of transparency and trust in the relationship between corruption and citizen satisfaction

International Review of Administrative Sciences

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 254-274

  Park, Heungsik ^a   Blenkinsopp, John ^b  

^a Chung Ang University   (South Korea)

^b University of Teesside   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

citizen satisfaction; corruption; transparency; trust

Indexed keywords

CORRUPTION; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; POLICY APPROACH; PUBLIC SERVICE; SERVICE PROVISION;

SOUTH KOREA;

EID: 79958726864     PISSN: 00208523     EISSN: 14617226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0020852311399230     Document Type: Article

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