Monetary policy transparency in South Africa

South African Journal of Economics

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 349-364

  Nel, Hugo ^a   Lekalake, Kaone ^a  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANKING; CENTRAL BANK; IMF; MONETARY POLICY;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 4644308377     PISSN: 00382280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1813-6982.2004.tb00116.x     Document Type: Article

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