Who Governs Finance? The Shifting Public-Private Divide in the Regulation of Derivatives, Rating Agencies and Hedge Funds

European Law Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 44-61

  Pagliari, Stefano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

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EID: 83655169831     PISSN: 13515993     EISSN: 14680386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0386.2011.00585.x     Document Type: Article

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