Court funding and judicial corruption in China

China Journal

Volumn , Issue 69, 2013, Pages 43-63

  Wang, Yuhua ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORRUPTION; DATA SET; ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE; LEGISLATIVE IMPLEMENTATION;

CHINA;

EID: 84876589183     PISSN: 13249347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/668803     Document Type: Article

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