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LEADER: 01935cam a22003734a 4500
001 2005040973
003 DLC
005 20070508135812.0
008 050316s2005 caua b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2005040973
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016 7 $a013221246$2Uk
020 $a1576753360
020 $a9781576753361
035 $a(OCoLC)ocm58595162
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dUKM$dBAKER$dC#P$dVP@$dPUL$dCRH$dDLC
042 $apcc
043 $an-us---
050 00 $aHC110.P6$bK27 2005
082 00 $a332.3$222
100 1 $aKarger, Howard Jacob,$d1948-
245 10 $aShortchanged :$blife and debt in the fringe economy /$cHoward Karger.
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aSan Francisco, CA :$bBerrett-Koehler ;$aBerkeley, CA :$bPublishers Group West [distributor],$cc2005.
300 $axx, 252 p. :$bill. ;$c25 cm.
440 2 $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.
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.
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0715/2005040973-d.html