A Levite Among the Priests: Edward M. Bernstein and the Origins of the Bretton Woods System 0429719167, 9780429719165

This book consists of a set of conversations with Edward Bernstein, whose long life has taken him from his student days

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A Levite Among the Priests: Edward M. Bernstein and the Origins of the Bretton Woods System
0429719167, 9780429719165

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