The political economy of IMF lending in Africa

American Political Science Review

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 577-591

  Stone, Randall W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

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EID: 11044222866     PISSN: 00030554     EISSN: 15375943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S000305540404136X     Document Type: Article

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