Globalization in one country? The peculiarities of the British

Economy and Society

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 335-356

  Hirst, Paul ^a   Thompson, Grahame ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cyclical economic activity; Financial integration; Globalization; Overseas investment; The UK and the EU; UK economy

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; ECONOMIC INTEGRATION; GLOBALIZATION; INVESTMENT;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033847923     PISSN: 03085147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03085140050084552     Document Type: Article

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