Judicial trustworthiness in Africa: do macro-level conditions matter?

The current study’s primary goal was to assess the extent to which specific macro-level conditions cause variation in citizens’ levels of trust in courts across 33 African countries. Using an advanced analytical technique, results revealed that a country’s levels of democracy has a significant and p...

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Main Author: Boateng, Francis D. (Author)
Contributors: Adjorlolo, Samuel
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2019
In: Crime & delinquency
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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