Is Corruption really bad for inequality? evidence from Latin America

Journal of Development Studies

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 959-976

  Andres, Antonio R ^a   Ramlogan Dobson, Carlyn ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRUPTION; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; PANEL DATA; REFORM PROCESS;

LATIN AMERICA;

EID: 79960794979     PISSN: 00220388     EISSN: 17439140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00220388.2010.509784     Document Type: Article

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