The financial crisis in the US 2008-2009: Losing and restoring confidence

Socio-Economic Review

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 501-523

  Swedberg, Richard ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Capitalism; Finance; Financial crisis; USA

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880266424     PISSN: 14751461     EISSN: 1475147X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ser/mws022     Document Type: Article

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