Shortchanged life and debt in the fringe economy - Karger, Howard Jacob, 1948-; ebrary, Inc. (San Francisco, Calif. : Berrett-Koehler ; Berkeley, Calif. : Publishers Group West [distributor], 2005)
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.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 218-236) and index.
Electronic reproduction.
Keywords: Poor -- United States; Working class -- United States -- Economic conditions; Informal sector (Economics) -- United States; Financial services industry -- United States; Debt -- United States; Electronic books