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2 - Central Banks: Evolution and Innovation in Historical Perspective

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 May 2018

By
Michael D. Bordo  and
Pierre L. Siklos
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. 26 - 89
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