The democratization of finance? Promises, outcomes and conditions

Review of International Political Economy

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 553-575

  Erturk, Ismail ^a   Froud, Julie ^a   Johal, Sukhdev ^b   Leaver, Adam ^a   Williams, Karel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cultural economy; Democratization of finance; Financial literacy; Financialization

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547953198     PISSN: 09692290     EISSN: 14664526     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09692290701475312     Document Type: Review

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