1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910465125003321

Autore

Kirsch Larry

Titolo

Financial justice : the people's campaign to stop lender abuse / / Larry Kirsch and Robert N. Mayer ; foreword by Congressman Barney Frank

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Santa Barbara : , : Praeger, , [2013]

ISBN

1-4408-2951-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (252 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

MayerRobert N

Disciplina

332.70973

Soggetti

Consumer protection - United States - Citizen participation

Consumer protection - United States

Financial services industry - Law and legislation - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Foreword / by Congressman Barney Frank -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- How did we ever get into this mess? -- Elizabeth Warren has a notion -- The magic moment for reform -- Activists need leaders, too -- Coalescing the coalition -- The battle in the house -- Wanted : a few votes in the Senate -- Auto dealers drive for an exemption -- Preemption : the role of state reformers -- What did the advocates accomplish and how? -- Afterword: backward and forward with Elizabeth Warren / by Norman I. Silber -- Notes -- Selected bibliography -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

This provocative and accessible narrative recounts the inside story of how a broad-based people's campaign was mobilized and subsequently succeeded in pushing Congress to create a consumer financial regulator with clout.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910163865403321

Autore

Epplett Christopher

Titolo

Gladiators and beast hunts : arena Sports od ancient Rome / / Christopher Epplett

Pubbl/distr/stampa

South Yorkshire, England : , : Pen and Sword Military, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

1-4738-9039-X

1-4738-9038-1

1-4738-9037-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (217 pages)

Disciplina

796.0937

Soggetti

Gladiators - Rome

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.