Can civil law countries get good institutions? Lessons from the history of creditor rights and bond markets in Brazil

Journal of Economic History

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 80-108

  Musacchio, Aldo ^a  

^a HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIVIL RIGHTS; CREDIT PROVISION; DEVELOPMENT CONSTRAINT; ECONOMIC HISTORY; FINANCIAL MARKET; LEGAL SYSTEM; MARKET DEVELOPMENT;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 40449141992     PISSN: 00220507     EISSN: 14716372     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S002205070800003X     Document Type: Article

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