A political explanation of variations in central bank independence

American Political Science Review

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 311-327

  Bernhard, William ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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EID: 0032220646     PISSN: 00030554     EISSN: 15375943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2585666     Document Type: Article

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