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Horizontal Accountability to Prevent Corruption

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Sakib, N.H. (2020). Horizontal Accountability to Prevent Corruption. In: Farazmand, A. (eds) Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_3930-1

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