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Corruption and System Change in the Czech Republic: Firm-Level Evidence

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/danb-2015-0002 | Journal eISSN: 1804-8285 | Journal ISSN: 1804-6746
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Language: English
Page range: 25 - 46
Published on: Apr 10, 2015
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Keywords:
Corruption,
Types of Corruption,
Firm-level Corruption,
Corruption in the Czech Republic,
Corruption in Post-communistic Countries
Related subjects:
Business and economics,
Political economics,
Macroeconomics,
Economic policy,
Law,
European law,
European law, other,
Law, other

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