How the Maastricht regime fosters divergence as well as instability

Aspects of Modern Monetary and Macroeconomic Policies

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 197-222

  Bibow, Jörg ^a,b  

^a SKIDMORE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b BARD COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 84996453024     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1057/9780230627345     Document Type: Chapter

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