Financial development: Maturing and emerging policy issues

World Bank Research Observer

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 67-102

  de la Torre, Augusto ^a   Gozzi, Juan Carlos ^a,b   Schmukler, Sergio L ^a  

^a WORLD BANK   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77953976923     PISSN: 02573032     EISSN: 15646971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/wbro/lkm004     Document Type: Article

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