Anglo-New Zealand financial relations, 1945–61

Financial History Review

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 139-157

  Singleton, John ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

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EID: 0013370762     PISSN: 09685650     EISSN: 14740052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0968565000001839     Document Type: Article

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