Financial crisis, activist states and (missed) opportunities

Critical Perspectives on International Business

Volumn 5, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 78-84

  Caprotti, Federico ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Communication; Credit; Financial markets; International business; Recession

Indexed keywords

EID: 69549128064     PISSN: 17422043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17422040910938695     Document Type: Article

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