How and why Britain might join the single currency: The role of policy failure

Review of International Political Economy

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 868-892

  Walsh, James Igoe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Euro; Monetary policy; Policy change; Policy failure

Indexed keywords

EID: 35649008470     PISSN: 09692290     EISSN: 14664526     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09692290701642796     Document Type: Article

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