From Financialization to Sociospatial Polarization of the City? Evidence from Canada

Economic Geography

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 33-66

  Walks, Alan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Economic restructuring; Financialization; Household debt; Income inequality; Neighborhoods; Segregation

Indexed keywords

CAPITALISM; DEBT; FINANCIAL SYSTEM; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; METROPOLITAN AREA; NEIGHBORHOOD; URBAN ECONOMY;

CANADA;

EID: 84892374348     PISSN: 00130095     EISSN: 19448287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ecge.12024     Document Type: Article

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