City of Debtors

City of Debtors
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Publisher : Harvard University Press
Total Pages : 318
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ISBN-10 : 9780674982055
ISBN-13 : 0674982053
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Book Synopsis City of Debtors by : Anne Fleming

Download or read book City of Debtors written by Anne Fleming and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2018-01-08 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the 1890s, people on the lowest rungs of the economic ladder in the U.S. have paid the highest price for credit. Anne Fleming tells how each generation has tackled the problem of fringe finance and its regulation. Her detailed work contributes to the broader, ongoing debate about the meaning of justice within capitalistic societies.


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