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To Understand and to Misunderstand How Corruption is Measured: Academic Research and the Corruption Perception Index

Stuart C. GilmanGlobal Integrity GroupCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages S74-S88 | Received 16 Aug 2017, Accepted 02 May 2018, Published online: 06 Jul 2018

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