Political Corruption as the Result of Electoral Competition, Not Character Weakness

Public Integrity

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 45-59

  Thayer, Frederick C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE INCARNATE WORD   (United States)

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EID: 84937323749     PISSN: 10999922     EISSN: 15580989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15580989.2000.11770820     Document Type: Article

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