Bribes, lobbying, and development

American Political Science Review

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 46-63

  Harstad, Bård ^a,b   Svensson, Jakob ^c,d  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d Centre for Economic Policy Research   (Sweden)

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EID: 82455255841     PISSN: 00030554     EISSN: 15375943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003055410000523     Document Type: Article

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