Shortchanged life and debt in the fringe economy /

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Главный автор: Karger, Howard Jacob, 1948-
Соавтор: ebrary, Inc
Формат: Электронный ресурс eКнига
Язык:английский
Опубликовано: San Francisco, Calif. : Berkeley, Calif. : Berrett-Koehler ; Publishers Group West [distributor], c2005.
Редактирование:1st ed.
Серии:BK currents book.
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Оглавление:
  • 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.