Debtfare states and the poverty industry : money, discipline and the surplus population /
"This book theorizes the politics of debt and credit that underpins the expansion of consumer credit to the poor and addresses the role of states in facilitating consumer credit, in the developed and developing world. It features a range of case studies on pension securitization, credit cards,...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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London ; New York :
Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group,
2014.
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| Series: | RIPE series in global political economy.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | "This book theorizes the politics of debt and credit that underpins the expansion of consumer credit to the poor and addresses the role of states in facilitating consumer credit, in the developed and developing world. It features a range of case studies on pension securitization, credit cards, payday and student loans in the United States, and micro-lending and housing finance in Mexico"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xviii, 284 pages) : illustrations, graphs |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 248-270) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1322156158 9781322156156 9781315761954 1315761955 9781317646730 1317646738 |