Political Leadership in Times of Crisis: Comparing Leader Responses to Financial Turbulence

Palgrave Studies in Political Leadership

Volumn Part F800, Issue , 2012, Pages 119-141

  Boin, Arjen ^a   ’t Hart, Paul ^a   van Esch, Femke ^a  

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Author keywords

Belief System; Crisis Management; European Central Bank; Global Financial Crisis; Political Leadership

Indexed keywords

EID: 85164677065     PISSN: 29475821     EISSN: 2947583X     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1057/9781137264916_6     Document Type: Chapter

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