Burdened : student debt and the making of an American crisis / Ryann Liebenthal.
| Author/creator | Liebenthal, Ryann author. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication | New York, NY : Dey St., an imprint of William Morrow, [2024] |
| Copyright Date | ©2024 |
| Description | 323 pages ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction -- Part 1: The era of missed opportunities (1941-1971). The GI bill of goods -- Reading, writing, and Sputnik -- The education president -- Part 2: A market is born (1972-1995). Market actors -- Profits and loss -- The Reagan regression -- Grift revisited -- Part 3: Finance rules (1996-2007). Iron triangles -- A bankrupt system -- "Borrowers are the product" -- Part 4: Debtors unite (2008-). The collective debtor -- Biden time -- Past due -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index. |
| Abstract | Ryann Liebenthal's Burdened tells the maddening story of how the power plays of legislators and presidents, the commodification of higher education, and the rapacious practices of for-profit colleges and private lenders have created today's student-debt lava pit. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages [261]-303) and index. |
| Genre/form | Informational works. |
| Genre/form | Documents d'information. |
| ISBN | 0358353963 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 9780358353966 (hardcover) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | LB2340.2 .L54 2024 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |