The sub-prime crisis, the credit squeeze and Northern Rock: The lessons to be learned

Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 19-34

  Hall, Maximilian J B ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Banking; Banks; Business failures; Financial institutions; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 69249218469     PISSN: 13581988     EISSN: 17400279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13581980810853190     Document Type: Article

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