A geographical political economy of banking crises: A peripheral region perspective on organisational concentration and spatial centralisation in Britain

Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 455-477

  Marshall, J Neill ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

banking crises; geographical political economy; peripheral regions

Indexed keywords

BANKING; CENTRALIZATION; ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY; FINANCIAL CRISIS; GLOBAL ECONOMY; NINETEENTH CENTURY; PERIPHERAL REGION; POLITICAL ECONOMY;

ENGLAND; LONDON [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84886411808     PISSN: 17521378     EISSN: 17521386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cjres/rst002     Document Type: Article

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