Problems of foreign service and diplomacy in the post-Soviet context: the case of Armenia.
The institutional development of many post-Communist countries remains a daunting task. Since the early 1990s, some of them have managed to achieve visible results in eradicating corruption and enhancing the effectiveness and accountability of public institutions, while others still struggle with se...
| Publicado en: | Third World Quarterly Vol. 42; no. 4; pp. 755 - 775 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Apr2021
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