'Finding god' or 'moral disengagement' in the fight against corruption in developing countries? evidence from India and Nigeria

Public Administration and Development

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 11-26

  Marquette, Heather ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Corruption; Development; Ethics; Morality; Public policy; Religion

Indexed keywords

COLLECTIVE ACTION; CORRUPTION; DEVELOPING WORLD; ETHICS; MORALITY; POLICY STRATEGY; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; RELIGION; SOCIAL IMPACT;

INDIA; NIGERIA;

EID: 84856259575     PISSN: 02712075     EISSN: 1099162X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pad.1605     Document Type: Article

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