Blocs, zones and bands: International monetary history in light of recent theoretical developments

Scottish Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 398-418

  Eichengreen, Barry ^a   Flandreau, Marc ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b OFCE   (France)

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EID: 5344262472     PISSN: 00369292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9485.1996.tb00855.x     Document Type: Article

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