Shortchanged
Karger, Howard Jacob, 1948-
Shortchanged life and debt in the fringe economy / [electronic resource] : Howard Karger. - 1st ed. - San Francisco, Calif. : Berkeley, Calif. : Berrett-Koehler ; Publishers Group West [distributor], c2005. - xx, 252 p. : ill. - A BK currents book . - BK currents book. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 218-236) and index.
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.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2011.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Poor--United States.
Working class--Economic conditions.--United States
Informal sector (Economics)--United States.
Financial services industry--United States.
Debt--United States.
Electronic books.
HC110.P6 / K27 2005eb
332.3
Shortchanged life and debt in the fringe economy / [electronic resource] : Howard Karger. - 1st ed. - San Francisco, Calif. : Berkeley, Calif. : Berrett-Koehler ; Publishers Group West [distributor], c2005. - xx, 252 p. : ill. - A BK currents book . - BK currents book. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 218-236) and index.
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.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2011.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Poor--United States.
Working class--Economic conditions.--United States
Informal sector (Economics)--United States.
Financial services industry--United States.
Debt--United States.
Electronic books.
HC110.P6 / K27 2005eb
332.3