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Financial Liberalization and Economic Development in Korea, 1980-2020 1980-2020年韩国金融自由化与经济发展

Financial Liberalization and Economic Development in Korea, 1980-2020 Pub Date : 2021-01-01 DOI: 10.1163/9781684176304

Joon Kyung Kim, Yung Chul Park, Hail Park

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