The Open Budget Index (OBI) as a Comparative Statistical Tool

Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis: Research and Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 87-101

  Seifert, Jan ^a   Carlitz, Ruth ^b   Mondo, Elena ^c  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c International Budget Partnership   (United States)

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EID: 84874800125     PISSN: 13876988     EISSN: 15725448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13876988.2012.748586     Document Type: Article

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