Legal-political factors and the historical evolution of the finance-growth link

European Review of Economic History

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 421-444

  Bordo, Michael D ^a,b   Rousseau, Peter L ^b,c  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33845882246     PISSN: 13614916     EISSN: 14740044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S136149160600181X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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