The new governance in monetary policy: A critical appraisal of the fed and the ECB

Aspects of Modern Monetary and Macroeconomic Policies

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 146-171

  Le Heron, Edwin ^a,b  

^a Sciences Po   (France)

^b Relations Internationale et Territoire) ^*  (France)

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EID: 84996435995     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1057/9780230627345     Document Type: Chapter

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