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Title: Effects on emerging markets.(The Global Financial Crisis: Analysis and Policy Implications)(Report)
Author: Dick K. Nanto
Publication: Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue Briefs (Report)
Date: February 1, 2010
Publisher: Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue Briefs
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