Global inequality as one of the root causes of the financial crisis: A suggested explanation

Economy and Society

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 323-344

  Lysandrou, Photis ^a  

^a LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Financial crisis; Income inequality; Wealth concentration

Indexed keywords

FINANCIAL CRISIS; FINANCIAL SYSTEM; INCOME DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 80052248575     PISSN: 03085147     EISSN: 14695766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03085147.2011.576848     Document Type: Article

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