Chasing the dragon east: Exploring the frontiers of Western European finance

Contemporary Politics

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 297-314

  Raviv, Or ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Czech Republic; European Union accession; finance led growth; financialisation; Hungary; Poland

Indexed keywords

EID: 85050785667     PISSN: 13569775     EISSN: 14693631     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13569770802396345     Document Type: Article

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