The social context in conditionality: Internationalizing finance in postcommunist Europe

Journal of European Public Policy

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 880-898

  Epstein, Rachel A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

Author keywords

Banking; Conditionality; Foreign investment; Postcommunism

Indexed keywords

EID: 47949115005     PISSN: 13501763     EISSN: 14664429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13501760802196838     Document Type: Review

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