The Israeli Central Bank: Political Economy, Global Logics and Local Actors

The Israeli Central Bank: Political Economy, Global Logics and Local Actors

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 1-197

  Maman, Daniel ^a   Rosenhek, Zeev ^b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

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EID: 84909424363     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203830444     Document Type: Book

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