Towards ‘universal financialisation’ in Sweden?

Contemporary Politics

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 277-296

  Belfrage, Claes ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Economic aesthetics; Financialisation; Neoliberal restructuring; Swedish pension reform; The welfare state

Indexed keywords

EID: 85044916825     PISSN: 13569775     EISSN: 14693631     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13569770802396337     Document Type: Article

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