Banks and economic growth: Implications from Japanese history

Journal of Law and Economics

Volumn 45, Issue 1 I, 2002, Pages 127-164

  Miwa, Yoshiro ^a   Ramseyer, J Mark ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b NONE

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EID: 0012469756     PISSN: 00222186     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/324655     Document Type: Article

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