Shortchanged [[electronic resource] ] : life and debt in the fringe economy / / Howard Karger |
Autore | Karger Howard Jacob <1948-> |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | San Francisco, Calif., : Berrett-Koehler |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (273 p.) |
Disciplina | 332.3 |
Collana | A BK currents book |
Soggetto topico |
Poor - United States
Working class - United States - Economic conditions Informal sector (Economics) - United States Financial services industry - United States Debt - United States |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-283-26872-8
9786613268723 1-60509-805-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 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. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910461812003321 |
Karger Howard Jacob <1948-> | ||
San Francisco, Calif., : Berrett-Koehler | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Shortchanged [[electronic resource] ] : life and debt in the fringe economy / / Howard Karger |
Autore | Karger Howard Jacob <1948-> |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | San Francisco, Calif., : Berrett-Koehler |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (273 p.) |
Disciplina | 332.3 |
Collana | A BK currents book |
Soggetto topico |
Poor - United States
Working class - United States - Economic conditions Informal sector (Economics) - United States Financial services industry - United States Debt - United States |
ISBN |
1-283-26872-8
9786613268723 1-60509-805-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 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. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910789727803321 |
Karger Howard Jacob <1948-> | ||
San Francisco, Calif., : Berrett-Koehler | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Shortchanged : life and debt in the fringe economy / / Howard Karger |
Autore | Karger Howard Jacob <1948-> |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | San Francisco, Calif., : Berrett-Koehler |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (273 p.) |
Disciplina | 332.3 |
Collana | A BK currents book |
Soggetto topico |
Poor - United States
Working class - United States - Economic conditions Informal sector (Economics) - United States Financial services industry - United States Debt - United States |
ISBN |
1-283-26872-8
9786613268723 1-60509-805-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 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. |
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Record Nr. | UNINA-9910819592603321 |
Karger Howard Jacob <1948-> | ||
San Francisco, Calif., : Berrett-Koehler | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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