The politics of financial development: The role of interest groups and government capabilities

Journal of Banking and Finance

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 626-643

  Becerra, O ^a   Cavallo, E ^a   Scartascini, C ^a  

^a INTER AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

Financial development; Government capabilities; Interest groups; Political economy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856268453     PISSN: 03784266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbankfin.2011.10.017     Document Type: Article

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