Bagehot or bailout? An analysis of government responses to banking crises

American Journal of Political Science

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 175-191

  Rosas, Guillermo ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33644973585     PISSN: 00925853     EISSN: 15405907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5907.2006.00177.x     Document Type: Review

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