Decentralized versus centralized financial systems: Is there a case for local capital markets?

Journal of Economic Geography

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 387-421

  Klagge, Britta ^a   Martin, Ron ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Financial systems; Local capital markets; Policy; Regional equity gaps; SMEs

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL MARKET; FINANCIAL SYSTEM; GLOBALIZATION;

EID: 27144496043     PISSN: 14682702     EISSN: 14682710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jeg/lbh071     Document Type: Article

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