Variegated capitalism and the geography of finance: Towards a common agenda

Progress in Human Geography

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 193-210

  Dixon, Adam D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

comparative political economy; economic geography; geography of finance; global finance; variegated capitalism; varieties of capitalism

Indexed keywords

CAPITALISM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY; FINANCE; POLITICAL ECONOMY;

EID: 79953065798     PISSN: 03091325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0309132510372006     Document Type: Article

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