The GATS and financial services: The role of regulatory transparency

Cambridge Review of International Affairs

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 111-132

  Alexander, Kern ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85055360804     PISSN: 09557571     EISSN: 1474449X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09557570701233744     Document Type: Article

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