Open-economy central banking: Explaining Australia's recommitment to central bank independence

Australian Journal of Political Science

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 459-480

  Bell, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

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EID: 0035732377     PISSN: 10361146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10361140120100668     Document Type: Article

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