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Rotating Savings and Credit Associations in Developed Countries: The German-Austrian Bausparkassen

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  • Scholten, Ulrich, 2000. "Rotating Savings and Credit Associations in Developed Countries: The German-Austrian Bausparkassen," Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier, vol. 28(2), pages 340-363, June.
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