Securitization across borders: Organizational mimicry in islamic finance

Journal of Economic Geography

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 85-106

  Bassens, David ^a   Engelen, Ewald ^b   Derudder, Ben ^a   Witlox, Frank ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Emerging markets; Financial geography; Gulf cities; Islamic finance

Indexed keywords

BORDER REGION; FINANCE; FINANCIAL MARKET; ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK; SOCIAL SECURITY;

EID: 84862663123     PISSN: 14682702     EISSN: 14682710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jeg/lbs007     Document Type: Article

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