The response to the global financial turmoil in Italy: 'A financial system that does not speak English'

South European Society and Politics

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 7-18

  Quaglia, Lucia ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Banks; Financial crisis; Financial regulation; Financial supervision; Italy; Rescue plan

Indexed keywords

BANKING; ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; FINANCIAL CRISIS; FINANCIAL MARKET; FINANCIAL POLICY; FINANCIAL SYSTEM; REGULATORY APPROACH;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 70449513176     PISSN: 13608746     EISSN: 17439612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13608740902995810     Document Type: Article

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