Close but no Cigar: The measurement of corruption

Journal of Public Policy

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 507-529

  Heywood, Paul M ^a   Rose, Jonathan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

corruption; governance; indicators; measurement; perceptions; policy

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC RESEARCH; CORRUPTION; GOVERNANCE APPROACH; PERCEPTION; POLICY MAKING;

EID: 84911456173     PISSN: 0143814X     EISSN: 14697815     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0143814X14000099     Document Type: Article

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