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100	1		_aKarger, Howard Jacob, _d1948-
245	1	0	_aShortchanged : _blife and debt in the fringe economy / _cHoward Karger.
250			_a1st ed.
260			_aSan Francisco, CA : _bBerrett-Koehler ; _aBerkeley, CA : _bPublishers Group West [distributor], _cc2005.
300			_axx, 252 p. : _bill. ; _c25 cm.
440		2	_aA BK currents book
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 218-236) and index.
505	0		_apt. 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.
650		0	_aPoor _zUnited States.
650		0	_aWorking class _zUnited States _xEconomic conditions.
650		0	_aInformal sector (Economics) _zUnited States.
650		0	_aFinancial services industry _zUnited States.
650		0	_aDebt _zUnited States.
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