Central bank cooperation in historical perspective: A sceptical view

Economic History Review

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 735-763

  Flandreau, Marc ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

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Indexed keywords

BANKING; CENTRAL BANK COOPERATION; ECONOMIC HISTORY; HISTORICAL STUDY; INDUSTRIAL HISTORY; TWENTIETH CENTURY;

EID: 0031422504     PISSN: 00130117     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0289.00076     Document Type: Review

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