Service delivery and corruption in public services: How does history matter?

American Economic Journal: Applied Economics

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 190-204

  Pandey, Priyanka ^a  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

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EID: 84865120010     PISSN: 19457782     EISSN: 19457790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/app.2.3.190     Document Type: Article

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