Groupthink: The IMF, the World Bank and decision making regarding the 1994 Mexican crisis

Decision Making Within International Organisations

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 109-122

  Woods, Ngaire ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84909389981     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203694336     Document Type: Chapter

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