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Studies in Macroeconomic History

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 October 2025

Robert Yee
Robert Yee
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The City's Defense
The Bank of England and the Remaking of Economic Governance, 1914–1939
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2025

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