Crowds and economic life: Bringing an old figure back in

Economy and Society

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 549-573

  Borch, Christian ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Embeddedness; Financial speculation; Le Bon; Semiconscious suggestion; Tarde

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC THEORY; FINANCIAL MARKET; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 34748888953     PISSN: 03085147     EISSN: 14695766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03085140701589448     Document Type: Article

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