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Evidence from the Firm: A New Approach to Understanding Corruption

In: International Handbook on the Economics of Corruption, Volume Two

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  • Shawn Cole
  • Anh Tran

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A companion volume to the International Handbook on the Economics of Corruption published in 2006, the specially commissioned papers in Volume Two present some of the best policy-oriented research in the field. They stress the institutional roots of corruption and include new research on topics ranging from corruption in regulation and procurement to vote buying and private firm payoffs.

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  • Shawn Cole & Anh Tran, 2011. "Evidence from the Firm: A New Approach to Understanding Corruption," Chapters, in: Susan Rose-Ackerman & Tina Søreide (ed.), International Handbook on the Economics of Corruption, Volume Two, chapter 14, Edward Elgar Publishing.
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