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Borrow : the America way of debt/

Hyman, Louis, 1977-

Borrow : the America way of debt/ Louis Hyman. - New York : Vintage Books, c2012. - x, 292 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: everything old is new again -- When personal debt was really business debt (2000 BC-1920 AD) -- Everybody paid cash for the Model T (1908-1929) -- Fannie Mae can save America (1924-1939) -- How I learned to stop worrying and love the debt (1945-1960) -- Discounted goods and distributed credit (1959-1970) -- Bringing good things to life (1970-1985) -- If only the gnomes had known: the hidden world of securitization (1968-1986) -- The house of credit cards (1986-2008) -- Conclusion: turning the magic of borrowing into the reality of prosperity.

9780307741684 (trade pbk. : alk. paper) 9780307744906 (ebook : alk. paper)

2011041427


Consumer credit--History.--United States
Debt--History.--United States
Loans, Personal--History.--United States


United States--Economic conditions.
United States--Economic policy.

HG3756.U54 / H95 2012

332.7/43

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