Paying for privilege: The political economy of Bank of England charters, 1694-1844

Explorations in Economic History

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 48-72

  Broz, J Lawrence ^a   Grossman, Richard S ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0347129809     PISSN: 00144983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eeh.2003.08.002     Document Type: Article

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