The monetary mechanism of stateless Somalia

Public Choice

Volumn 165, Issue 1-2, 2015, Pages 45-58

  Luther, William J ^a  

^a KENYON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Institutions; Monetary regime; Monetary standard; Purchasing power; Somali shilling; Somalia

Indexed keywords

EID: 84947613958     PISSN: 00485829     EISSN: 15737101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11127-015-0291-6     Document Type: Article

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