Education, complaints, and accountability

Journal of Law and Economics

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 959-996

  Botero, Juan ^a   Ponce, Alejandro ^a   Shleifer, Andrei ^b  

^a World Justice Project

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84893342180     PISSN: 00222186     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/674133     Document Type: Article

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