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020			_z1576753360
020			_z9781576753361
020			_z9781605098050 (e-book)
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035			_a(OCoLC)297961692
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050	1	4	_aHC110.P6 _bK27 2005eb
082	0	4	_a332.3 _222
100	1		_aKarger, Howard Jacob, _d1948-
245	1	0	_aShortchanged _h[electronic resource] : _blife and debt in the fringe economy / _cHoward Karger.
250			_a1st ed.
260			_aSan Francisco, Calif. : _bBerrett-Koehler ; _aBerkeley, Calif. : _bPublishers Group West [distributor], _cc2005.
300			_axx, 252 p. : _bill.
490	1		_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.
533			_aElectronic reproduction. _bPalo Alto, Calif. : _cebrary, _d2011. _nAvailable via World Wide Web. _nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
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.
655		7	_aElectronic books. _2local
710	2		_aebrary, Inc.
830		0	_aBK currents book.
856	4	0	_uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10499950 _zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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