By W. Nathan Green, University of Wisconsin-Madison Cambodia is in the midst of an over-indebtedness crisis. The culprit? Microfinance. In … More
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Why are English local authorities behaving like property companies?
By Brett Christophers, Uppsala University In March 2019, Harrogate Borough Council in North Yorkshire launched an independent, arms-length housing company … More
Urban plans lost but not forgotten in a time of financial crisis
by Cian O’ Callaghan One of the impacts of the financial crisis that began in late 2008 is that the … More
“Goldman Sachs rules the world”, Islam-style?
by David Bassens Last October, Goldman Sachs registered Islamic bonds – sukuk as these are called – for a total … More
Geographies of Occupation
Sarah Mills Occupy Wall Street, a protest movement against corporate greed and social and economic inequality which began in September … More
The Geography of International Banking
by Fiona Ferbrache The 2008 global financial crisis has had major impact on the geography of international banking centres (IBCs). … More
Sell this: the geography of stock markets
In May 2010 the German government banned “naked short selling” of eurozone government bonds, their credit default swaps (CDS) and … More
Mortgaged: geographies of the financial crisis
A 2009 paper by Manuel Aalbers surveys the geographies of the global financial crisis, the impacts of which continue to be … More
