Politics, power, and institution building: Bank crises and supervision in East Central Europe

Review of International Political Economy

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 220-250

  McDermott, Gerald A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Banks; Development; Institutions; Policymaking; Regulation; Transitions

Indexed keywords

EID: 34047236482     PISSN: 09692290     EISSN: 14664526     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09692290701203656     Document Type: Article

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