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4 - The Bank of England, 1694–2017

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 May 2018

By
C.A.E. Goodhart
Edited by
Rodney Edvinsson ,
Tor Jacobson  and
Daniel Waldenström
Rodney Edvinsson
Affiliation:
Stockholms Universitet
Tor Jacobson
Affiliation:
Sveriges Riksbank
Daniel Waldenström
Affiliation:
Uppsala Universitet, Sweden
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Sveriges Riksbank and the History of Central Banking , pp. 143 - 171
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2018

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