Trust, perceptions of corruption, and demand for regulation: Evidence from post-socialist countries

Journal of Socio-Economics

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 292-303

  Dimitrova Grajzl, Valentina ^a   Grajzl, Peter ^b   Guse, A Joseph ^b  

^a VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Demand for regulation; Perceptions of corruption; Post socialist countries; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857683912     PISSN: 10535357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socec.2012.01.005     Document Type: Article

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