Purchasing power parities and comparisons of GDP in IMF quota calculations

Reforming the Governance of the IMF and the World Bank

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 171-194

  McLenaghan, John B ^a  

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EID: 84919678276     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/UPO9780857288189.008     Document Type: Chapter

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