Legitimacy and status groups in financial markets

British Journal of Sociology

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 451-471

  Preda, Alex ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brokers; Global financial markets; Honour; Legitimacy; Status groups

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FRANCE; HISTORY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; POLITICAL SYSTEM; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

CAPITALISM; COMMERCE; ECONOMIC COMPETITION; FINANCING, ORGANIZED; HIERARCHY, SOCIAL; HISTORY, 17TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; LONDON; NEW YORK; PARIS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 25444435134     PISSN: 00071315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-4446.2005.00077.x     Document Type: Article

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