Karger, Howard Jacob,  1948- <br/><br/>
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 .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 218-236) and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1576753360 9781576753361 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2005040973 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBA551020  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>013221246  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Poor--United States.<br/>Working class--Economic conditions.--United States<br/>Informal sector (Economics)--United States.<br/>Financial services industry--United States.<br/>Debt--United States.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HG178.33.U6  / K37 2005 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>332.3