Shortchanged life and debt in the fringe economy /
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| Údar corparáideach: | |
| Formáid: | Leictreonach Ríomhleabhar |
| Teanga: | Béarla |
| Foilsithe / Cruthaithe: |
San Francisco, Calif. : Berkeley, Calif. :
Berrett-Koehler ; Publishers Group West [distributor],
c2005.
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| Eagrán: | 1st ed. |
| Sraith: | BK currents book.
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| Ábhair: | |
| Rochtain ar líne: | An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view |
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Clár na nÁbhar:
- 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.