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|a Karger, Howard Jacob,
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|a Shortchanged :
|b life and debt in the fringe economy /
|c Howard Karger.
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|a 1st ed.
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|a San Francisco, CA :
|b Berrett-Koehler,
|c c2005.
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|a xx, 252 p. :
|b ill. ;
|c 25 cm.
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|a Includes bibliographical references (p. 218-236) and index.
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|a 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.
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|a Working class
|x Economic conditions.
|z United States
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|a Informal sector (Economics)
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|a Financial services industry
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|a Debt
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