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Shortchanged life and debt in the fringe economy /

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Bibliografiset tiedot
Päätekijä: Karger, Howard Jacob, 1948-
Yhteisötekijä: ebrary, Inc
Aineistotyyppi: Elektroninen E-kirja
Kieli:englanti
Julkaistu: San Francisco, Calif. : Berkeley, Calif. : Berrett-Koehler ; Publishers Group West [distributor], c2005.
Painos:1st ed.
Sarja:BK currents book.
Aiheet:
Poor > United States.
Working class > United States > Economic conditions.
Informal sector (Economics) > United States.
Financial services industry > United States.
Debt > United States.
Electronic books.
Linkit:An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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Sisällysluettelo:
  • pt. I. Overview of the fringe economy
  • 1. America's changing fringe economy
  • 2. Why the fringe economy is growing
  • 3. Debt and the functionally poor middle class
  • pt. II. The fringe sectors
  • 4. The credit card industry
  • 5. Storefront loans : pawnshops, payday loans, and tax refund lenders
  • 6. Alternative services : check-cashers, the rent-to-own industry, and telecommunications
  • 7. Fringe housing
  • 8. Real estate speculation and foreclosure
  • 9. The fringe auto industry
  • 10. The getting-out-of-debt industry
  • pt. III. Looking forward
  • 11. What can be done to control the fringe economy?
  • Glossary.

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