Is Basel III a Panacea? Lessons from the Greek Sovereign Fiscal Crisis
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عنوان ژورنال: South East European Journal of Economics and Business
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1840-118X
DOI: 10.2478/v10033-012-0007-5