Internet, trust in government, and citizen compliance

Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 741-763

  Im, Tobin ^a,b   Cho, Wonhyuk ^a   Porumbescu, Greg ^c   Park, Jungho ^d  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Myong Ji University   (South Korea)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

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EID: 84903943263     PISSN: 10531858     EISSN: 14779803     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jopart/mus037     Document Type: Article

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