Financialization and income inequality: A Post Keynesian Institutionalist analysis

Journal of Economic Issues

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 757-777

  Zalewski, David A ^a   Whalen, Charles J ^b  

^a PROVIDENCE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UTICA COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

financialization; Hyman Minsky; inequality; post Keynesian institutionalism

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957740630     PISSN: 00213624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2753/JEI0021-3624440309     Document Type: Article

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