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Financialization

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Financialization

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Reversing Runaway Inequality: Financialization

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The Con | Financialization

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Financialization Of The Economy

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What is Financialisation?

Financialization is a term sometimes used to describe the development of financial capitalism during the period from 1980 until 2010, in which debt-to-equity ratios increased and financial services accounted for an increasing share of national income relative to other sectors.
    • Specific academic approaches 

    • Roots 

    • Financial turnover compared to gross domestic product 

    • Futures markets 

    • Accelerated growth of the finance sector 

    • The development of leverage and financial derivatives 

    • Effects on the economy 

    • Effects on political system