Keynes's casino capitalism, Bagehot's international currency, and the Tobin tax: Historical notes on preventing currency fires

Journal of Post Keynesian Economics

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 515-528

  Dimand, Robert W ^a   Dore, Mohammed H I ^a  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 0034358605     PISSN: 01603477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01603477.2000.11490256     Document Type: Review

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