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Collateral damaged : the marketing of consumer debt to America /

"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 ho...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Geisst, Charles R.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Bloomberg Press, 2009.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Consumer credit > United States > History.
Saving and investment > United States > History.
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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.
Physical Description:274 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781576603253 (alk. paper)
1576603253 (alk. paper)