Take the Money and Run: The Determinants of Compliance with Aid Agreements

International Organization

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 209-239

  Girod, Desha M ^a   Tobin, Jennifer L ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84955290011     PISSN: 00208183     EISSN: 15315088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0020818315000326     Document Type: Article

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