Collateral damaged : the marketing of consumer debt to America / Charles R. Geisst.
2009
332.743 G313c 2009
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Title
Collateral damaged : the marketing of consumer debt to America / Charles R. Geisst.
Author
Edition
1st ed.
ISBN
9781576603253 (alk. paper)
1576603253 (alk. paper)
1576603253 (alk. paper)
Imprint
New York : Bloomberg Press, 2009.
Language
English
Description
274 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Call Number
332.743 G313c 2009
System Control No.
(OCoLC)317623173
(OCoLC)317623173
(OCoLC)317623173
Summary
"Collateral Damaged explains how America had turned from a nation of savers into a nation of consumers addicted to debt. Wall Street then used that addiction to create "toxic securities" that threaten to bring about the collapse of the global economy. How can America get its fiscal house in order again?"--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-263) and index.
Formatted Contents Note
The great American credit machine
Creating a consumer credit society in the 1920s
A self-fulfilling prophecy
The rise of credit cards
The mortgage explosion
The politics of debt
Policy implications
Prescription and outlook.
Creating a consumer credit society in the 1920s
A self-fulfilling prophecy
The rise of credit cards
The mortgage explosion
The politics of debt
Policy implications
Prescription and outlook.
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