Financial stability, the Basel Process and the new geography of regulation

Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 303-331

  Bieri, David S ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Basel II; Basel process; Financial stability; Geography of regulation; International financial architecture

Indexed keywords

EID: 68549087070     PISSN: 17521378     EISSN: 17521386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cjres/rsp004     Document Type: Review

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