Law, Finance, and Economic Growth

Journal of Financial Intermediation

Volumn 8, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 8-35

  Levine, Ross ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

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EID: 0002710863     PISSN: 10429573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jfin.1998.0255     Document Type: Article

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