Corruption and Trust: A model design

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Corruption and Trust : A model design. / Kubbe, Ina.

In: Zeitschrift für Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft, Vol. 7, No. 1 Supplement Issue, 01.12.2013, p. 117-135.

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Kubbe I. Corruption and Trust: A model design. Zeitschrift für Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft. 2013 Dec 1;7(1 Supplement Issue):117-135. doi: 10.1007/s12286-013-0159-4

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