Domestic political institutions and exchange rate commitments in the developing world

International Studies Quarterly

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 599-620

  Leblang, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; ECONOMIC POLICY; EXCHANGE RATE; INFLATION;

EID: 0033393856     PISSN: 00208833     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0020-8833.00138     Document Type: Article

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