Towards global convergence: Emerging economies, the rise of China and western sunset?

European Urban and Regional Studies

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 22-46

  Dunford, Michael ^a,b   Yeung, Godfrey ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCES AND NATURAL RESOURCES RESEARCH   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

China; convergence; Europe; financial crisis; financialization; North America; sustainable development; varieties of capitalism

Indexed keywords

CAPITALISM; CONVERGENCE; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC GROWTH; FINANCIAL CRISIS; GLOBAL ECONOMY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CHINA; EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 79551563237     PISSN: 09697764     EISSN: 14617145     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0969776410382596     Document Type: Article

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