Shortchanged life and debt in the fringe economy / Howard Karger.
| Author/creator | Karger, Howard Jacob, 1948- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | 1st ed. |
| Publication Info | San Francisco, CA : Berrett-Koehler ; Berkeley, CA : Publishers Group West [distributor], |
| Description | xx, 252 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | A BK currents book |
| Contents | 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. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 218-236) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2005040973 |
| ISBN | 1576753360 |
| ISBN | 9781576753361 |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |