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Designing an Accountability Index: A Case Study of South America Central Governments

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|Nov 2019

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Language: English
Page range: 1 - 14
Submitted on: Jun 28, 2019
Accepted on: Oct 7, 2019
Published on: Nov 30, 2019
Published by: University of Matej Bel in Banska Bystrica, Faculty of Economics
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

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