Credit union regulation and the financial services authority: Less is more, but better!

International Journal of Law and Management

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 301-315

  Baker, Andrew ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Credit unions; Regulation; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993089482     PISSN: 1754243X     EISSN: 17542448     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17542430810919259     Document Type: Article

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