Individuals, institutions, and inflation: Conceptual complexity, Central Bank independence, and the Asian Crisis

International Studies Quarterly

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 579-602

  Thies, Cameron G ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL BANK; FINANCIAL CRISIS; INFLATION; MACROECONOMICS;

EID: 4344702912     PISSN: 00208833     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0020-8833.2004.00316.x     Document Type: Article

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