An important failure: Knowledge limits and the financial crisis

Economy and Society

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 299-315

  Bryan, Dick ^a   Martin, Randy ^b   Montgomerie, Johnna ^c   Williams, Karel ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

capitalism; crisis; finance; knowledge; politics

Indexed keywords

CAPITALISM; FINANCIAL CRISIS; FINANCIAL SYSTEM; KNOWLEDGE;

EID: 84865018220     PISSN: 03085147     EISSN: 14695766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03085147.2012.661632     Document Type: Article

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