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1 - Introduction and Overview: Bribery and the Study of Decision Making

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 September 2017

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Diana C. Robertson  and
Philip M. Nichols
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Philip M. Nichols  and
Diana C. Robertson
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Diana C. Robertson
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Thinking about Bribery
Neuroscience, Moral Cognition and the Psychology of Bribery
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2017

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