Special Drawing Rights : The Role of Language.

This paper deals with one aspect of the drafting of the amendment, the choice of language, and more particularly the two expressions-special drawing rights and a supplement to existing reserve assets. It shows the contribution that language can make, if not to the reconciliation of opposing views, t...

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Institutionell upphovsman: International Monetary Fund
Materialtyp: Tidskrift
Språk:English
Publicerad: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1971.
Serie:Pamphlet Series
Länkar:Full text available on IMF
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