| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
xx, 252 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Series |
A BK currents book
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BK currents book.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 218-236) and index. |
| 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. |
| Subject |
Poor -- United States.
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Poor. |
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United States. |
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Working class -- United States -- Economic conditions.
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Working class. |
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Economic conditions. |
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Informal sector (Economics) -- United States.
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Informal sector (Economics) |
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Financial services industry -- United States.
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Financial services industry. |
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Debt -- United States.
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Debt. |
| ISBN |
1576753360 |
| Standard No. |
9781576753361 |
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