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Shortchanged : life and debt in the fringe economy /

Karger, Howard Jacob, 1948-

Shortchanged : life and debt in the fringe economy / Howard Karger. - 1st ed. - San Francisco, CA : Berkeley, CA : Berrett-Koehler ; Publishers Group West [distributor], c2005. - xx, 252 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. - A BK currents book .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 218-236) and index.

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.

1576753360 9781576753361

2005040973

GBA551020 bnb

013221246 Uk


Poor--United States.
Working class--Economic conditions.--United States
Informal sector (Economics)--United States.
Financial services industry--United States.
Debt--United States.

HG178.33.U6 / K37 2005

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