Economic and monetary union in Europe: Political priority versus economic integration?

Political Events and Economic Ideas

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 37-54

  Issing, Otmar ^a  

^a EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK   (Germany)

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EID: 33845509988     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4337/9781845421526.00010     Document Type: Chapter

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