The political economy of financial development

Oxford Economic Papers

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 567-596

  Girma, Sourafel ^a   Shortland, Anja ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 54749125884     PISSN: 00307653     EISSN: 14643812     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oep/gpm040     Document Type: Article

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