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A Borderless World Of Hypermobile And Homeless Capital? An Evaluation Of Financial Flows In The Mutual Fund Industry, Colin C. Williams Dec 2003

A Borderless World Of Hypermobile And Homeless Capital? An Evaluation Of Financial Flows In The Mutual Fund Industry, Colin C. Williams

Colin C Williams

The aim of this paper is to evaluate critically the hyperglobalist thesis that with the emergence of fund-manager capitalism, hypermobile and homeless capital increasingly roams a borderless world in search of investment opportunities. Drawing upon Standard and Poor’s Micropal data base to analyze financial flows in the mutual fund industries of nine developed market economies, evidence is found of some globally orientated funds as well as more rapid-fire trading, faster fund switching and the disembedding of capital ownership from place and individuals. However, little evidence is found that the apogee of financial globalization - a seamless world of hypermobile and …


Small Businesses In The Informal Economy: The Evidence Base, Colin C. Williams Dec 2003

Small Businesses In The Informal Economy: The Evidence Base, Colin C. Williams

Colin C Williams

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Small Businesses In The Informal Economy, Colin C. Williams Dec 2003

Small Businesses In The Informal Economy, Colin C. Williams

Colin C Williams

No abstract provided.