Transparency in Portuguese Local Government: A Study of its Determinants

  • Ribeiro N
  • Nogueira S
  • Freitas I
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Ribeiro, N., Nogueira, S., & Freitas, I. (2018). Transparency in Portuguese Local Government: A Study of its Determinants. European Financial and Accounting Journal, 12(3), 191–202. https://doi.org/10.18267/j.efaj.196

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