The Puzzle of the Diffusion of Central-Bank Independence Reforms: Insights from an Agent-Based Simulation.
The emergence of an ever-widening sphere of global public policy is a new reality in a world characterized by the blurring of boundaries between the national and the global; by flows of ideas, people, and commodities; and by new global risks and opportunities. In this context, this article explores...
| Publicado en: | Policy Studies Journal Vol. 37; no. 4; pp. 695 - 717 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
November 2009
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