Why the middle is unstable: The political economy of exchange rate regimes and currency crises

World Economy

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 709-732

  Willett, Thomas D ^a  

^a The Claremont Colleges   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRENCY; ECONOMIC INSTABILITY; EXCHANGE RATE; POLITICAL ECONOMY;

EID: 34247339691     PISSN: 03785920     EISSN: 14679701     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9701.2007.01023.x     Document Type: Article

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