The geography of finance: After the storm

Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 245-265

  O'Brien, Richard ^a   Keith, Alasdair ^a  

^a 209 Business Design Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crisis; Finance; Geography; Regulation; Technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 68549088903     PISSN: 17521378     EISSN: 17521386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cjres/rsp015     Document Type: Review

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