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2 - Central Banks: Evolution and Innovation in Historical Perspective

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 May 2018

Rodney Edvinsson
Affiliation:
Stockholms Universitet
Tor Jacobson
Affiliation:
Sveriges Riksbank
Daniel Waldenström
Affiliation:
Uppsala Universitet, Sweden
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