Commodity futures markets in LDCs: A review and prospects

Progress in Development Studies

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 139-150

  Morgan, C W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

futures markets; price volatility; primary commodities

Indexed keywords

EID: 84996167528     PISSN: 14649934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/146499340100100203     Document Type: Article

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