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The Political Economy of Currency Boards: Case of Bosnia and Herzegovina

South East European Journal of Economics and Business
Volume 5 (2010): Issue 2 (November 2010)
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10033-010-0011-6 | Journal eISSN: 2233-1999
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Language: English
Page range: 7 - 20
Published on: Jun 3, 2011
Published by: University of Sarajevo
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Keywords:
Currency Board,
transition economies,
Bosnia and Herzegovina,
monetary policy,
southeast Europe
Related subjects:
Business and economics,
Business management,
Business management, other,
Political economics,
Political economics, other

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