The socioeconomic implications of dollarizations in El Salvador

Latin American Politics and Society

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 29-54

  Towers, Marcia ^a   Borzutzky, Silvia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRENCY MARKET; FINANCIAL POLICY; POLITICAL ECONOMY; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT;

CENTRAL AMERICA; EL SALVADOR;

EID: 5644229774     PISSN: 1531426X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1548-2456.2004.tb00284.x     Document Type: Article

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