Religiosity and Attitudes Toward Bribery: Summaries of 12 Studies

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This chapter summarizes the results of 12 studies that were conducted on the relationship between religiosity and attitude toward bribery. Additional summaries will be published in the second volume of this series, The Ethics of Bribery: Country Studies.

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McGee, R.W., Benk, S. (2023). Religiosity and Attitudes Toward Bribery: Summaries of 12 Studies. In: McGee, R.W., Benk, S. (eds) The Ethics of Bribery. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-17707-1_39

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