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APA

Gara, A., & Buçaj, E. (2025). Corruption and economic growth in the Western Balkans: A legal and economic perspective from the Balkan public barometer. European Journal of Sustainable Development Research, 9(4), em0323. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejosdr/16640

Vancouver

Gara A, Buçaj E. Corruption and economic growth in the Western Balkans: A legal and economic perspective from the Balkan public barometer. EUR J SUSTAIN DEV RES. 2025;9(4):em0323. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejosdr/16640

AMA

Gara A, Buçaj E. Corruption and economic growth in the Western Balkans: A legal and economic perspective from the Balkan public barometer. EUR J SUSTAIN DEV RES. 2025;9(4), em0323. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejosdr/16640

Chicago

Gara, Atdhetar, and Enver Buçaj. "Corruption and economic growth in the Western Balkans: A legal and economic perspective from the Balkan public barometer". European Journal of Sustainable Development Research 2025 9 no. 4 (2025): em0323. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejosdr/16640

Harvard

Gara, A., and Buçaj, E. (2025). Corruption and economic growth in the Western Balkans: A legal and economic perspective from the Balkan public barometer. European Journal of Sustainable Development Research, 9(4), em0323. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejosdr/16640

MLA

Gara, Atdhetar et al. "Corruption and economic growth in the Western Balkans: A legal and economic perspective from the Balkan public barometer". European Journal of Sustainable Development Research, vol. 9, no. 4, 2025, em0323. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejosdr/16640