Fairer sex or purity myth? Corruption, gender, and institutional context

Politics and Gender

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 361-389

  Esarey, Justin ^a   Chirillo, Gina ^b  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b National Democratic Institute   (United States)

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EID: 84887919187     PISSN: 1743923X     EISSN: 17439248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1743923X13000378     Document Type: Review

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