The public utilities war and corruption in Ukraine

Post-Communist Economies

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 159-174

  Leipnik, O ^a   Kyrychenko, S ^b  

^a SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b (formerly) Ministry of Emergencies   (Ukraine)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS; CORRUPTION; ECONOMIC IMPACT; INFRASTRUCTURE; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; POLITICAL POWER; PUBLIC SERVICE; UTILITY SECTOR;

UKRAINE;

EID: 84877853524     PISSN: 14631377     EISSN: 14653958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14631377.2013.787736     Document Type: Article

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