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Why Study Monetary Politics?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 July 2018

Sarah Binder
Affiliation:
George Washington University and The Brookings Institution
Mark Spindel
Affiliation:
Potomac River Capital, LLC

Abstract

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Type
Symposium: American Oligarchy? The Concealed Politics of the Federal Reserve Bank
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Copyright © American Political Science Association 2018 

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