Shortchanged : life and debt in the fringe economy

Shortchanged : life and debt in the fringe economy /

"Drive through just about any low-income neighborhood and you're sure to see streets lined with pawnshops, check cashers, rent-to-own stores, payday and tax refund lenders, auto title pawns, and buy-here-pay-here used car lots. We're awash in "alternative financial services"...

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Main Author: Karger, Howard Jacob, 1948-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: San Francisco, CA : Berkeley, CA : Berrett-Koehler ; Publishers Group West [distributor], ©2005.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:BK currents book
Subjects:
Poor > United States.
Working class > United States > Economic conditions.
Informal sector (Economics) > United States.
Financial services industry > United States.
Debt > United States.
Microfinance > United States.
Pawnbroking > United States.
Loans, Personal > United States.
Working poor > United States.
Marginality, Social > United States.
Microcrédit > États-Unis.
Prêts sur gages > États-Unis.
Prêts personnels > États-Unis.
Travailleurs pauvres > États-Unis.
Exclusion sociale > États-Unis.
Travailleurs > États-Unis > Conditions économiques.
Secteur informel (Économie politique) > États-Unis.
Services financiers > États-Unis.
Dettes > États-Unis.
Debt.
Financial services industry.
Informal sector (Economics)
Poor.
Working class > Economic conditions.
United States.

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