Germany and the European and Global Crises

International Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 56-86

  Cesaratto, Sergio ^a   Stirati, Antonella ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b Centro V Volterra   (Italy)

Author keywords

European Monetary Union; financial crisis; Germany; neomercantilism

Indexed keywords

EID: 85057032950     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15580970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2753/IJP0891-1916390403     Document Type: Article

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