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Fragile by design the political origins of banking crises and scarce credit /

"Why are banking systems unstable in so many countries--but not in others? The United States has had twelve systemic banking crises since 1840, while Canada has had none. The banking systems of Mexico and Brazil have not only been crisis prone but have provided miniscule amounts of credit to bu...

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Main Authors: Calomiris, Charles W. (Author), Haber, Stephen H., 1957- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2014]
Series:Princeton economic history of the Western world.
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xi, 570 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
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