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Susan Ackerman

Susan Ackerman is Professor of Law and Political Science at Yale University and the author of Corruption and Government: Causes, Consequences and Reform.

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Latin America’s Corruption Challenge

Susan Ackerman and Bjørn Lomborg Series: Latin America

2007-10-26

Corruption alone is not the essential problem. Rather, it symbolizes and highlights underlying weaknesses in the operation of the state and its interactions with citizens and businesses.... read

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Latin America’s Corruption Challenge

Susan Ackerman and Bjørn Lomborg Series: Latin America

2007-10-26

Corruption alone is not the essential problem. Rather, it symbolizes and highlights underlying weaknesses in the operation of the state and its interactions with citizens and businesses.... read

Comments: 0 Recommended: 0 Read: 18226

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