Metropolitan development, regional financial centers, and the founding of the fed in the Lower South

Journal of Economic History

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 103-125

  Odell, Kerry A ^a   Weiman, David F ^b,c  

^a SCRIPPS COLLEGE   (United States)

^b SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United States)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 11644306773     PISSN: 00220507     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022050700019902     Document Type: Review

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