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9 - The International Monetary and Financial System

A Capital Account Historical Perspective

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2016

By
Claudio Borio ,
Harold James  and
Hyun Song Shin
Edited by
Michael D. Bordo ,
Øyvind Eitrheim ,
Marc Flandreau  and
Jan F. Qvigstad
Michael D. Bordo
Affiliation:
Rutgers University, New Jersey
Øyvind Eitrheim
Affiliation:
Norges Bank
Marc Flandreau
Affiliation:
Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva
Jan F. Qvigstad
Affiliation:
Norges Bank
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Central Banks at a Crossroads
What Can We Learn from History?
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2016

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