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Autore |
Evans David S (David Sparks), <1954-> |
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Paying with plastic : the digital revolution in buying and borrowing / / David S. Evans, Richard Schmalensee |
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Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, c1999 |
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0-262-27244-X |
0-585-19965-5 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Credit cards - United States |
Bank credit cards - United States |
Electronic funds transfers - United States |
Electronic commerce - United States |
Consumer credit - United States |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 327-359) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Paying with Plastic -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Plastic Cards -- From Sea Shells to Electrons -- A Land of Local Banks, Awash in Paper Checks -- The Rise of Payment Cards -- From Gourmets to the Masses -- Everywhere You Want to Be, Not Everywhere They Want to Be -- Chickens, Eggs, and Other Economic Conundrums -- System Wars -- Issuer Brawls -- Puzzles and Paradoxes -- The Antitrust Wars -- Debit Takes Off (Finally) -- And They Don t Take Cash -- Sources and Notes -- Selected Bibliography -- Index. |
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