On PIIGS, GAFFS, and BRICS: An insider-outsider's perspective on structural and institutional foundations of the Greek crisis

Contributions to Political Economy

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 77-89

  Pitelis, Christos N ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

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EID: 84862262618     PISSN: 02775921     EISSN: 14643588     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cpe/bzs002     Document Type: Article

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