Do Corruption and Social Trust Affect Economic Growth? A Review

Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis: Research and Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 121-139

  Serritzlew, Søren ^a   Sønderskov, Kim Mannemar ^a   Svendsen, Gert Tinggaard ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

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EID: 84902988872     PISSN: 13876988     EISSN: 15725448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13876988.2012.741442     Document Type: Article

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