The economic inefficiencies of market liberalization: The case of financial information in the London Stock Exchange

Global Media and Communication

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 157-178

  Davis, Aeron ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Economic efficiency; Financial information; Free market media; Stock markets

Indexed keywords

EID: 61049233019     PISSN: 17427665     EISSN: 17427673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1742766507078415     Document Type: Article

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