Complexity, finance, and progress in human geography

Progress in Human Geography

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 807-824

  Christophers, Brett ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Complexity; Crisis; Finance; Money; Understanding

Indexed keywords

COMPLEXITY; ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY; ECONOMIC THEORY; FINANCE; FINANCIAL CRISIS; FINANCIAL SYSTEM; HUMAN GEOGRAPHY; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 70450173290     PISSN: 03091325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0309132509336508     Document Type: Article

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