The material production of virtuality: Innovation, cultural geography and facticity in derivatives markets

Economy and Society

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 355-376

  MacKenzie, Donald ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Financial derivatives; Financial innovation; LIBOR (London interbank offered rate); Social studies of finance; Spread betting

Indexed keywords

BANKING; CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY; FINANCE; FINANCIAL MARKET; INNOVATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34447326943     PISSN: 03085147     EISSN: 14695766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03085140701428332     Document Type: Article

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