UK debt in comparative perspective: The pernicious legacy of financial sector debt

British Journal of Politics and International Relations

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 476-492

  Thompson, Helen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Financial crisis; International political economy; UK economy

Indexed keywords

BUDGET DEFICIT; DEBT; FINANCIAL CRISIS; FINANCIAL SERVICES; NATIONAL ECONOMY; POLITICAL ECONOMY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84879744443     PISSN: 13691481     EISSN: 1467856X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-856X.12014     Document Type: Article

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