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Credit and community : working-class debt in the UK since 1880 /

This text examines the history of consumer credit and debt in working class communities. Concentrates on forms of credit that were traditionally very dependent on personal relationships and social networks, it covers how community-based arrangements declined as more impersonal forms of borrowing eme...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: O'Connell, Sean (Sean P.)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
Subjects:
Consumer credit > Great Britain > History.
Debt > Great Britain > History.
Working class > Great Britain > History.
Crédit à la consommation > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire.
Dettes > Grande-Bretagne > Histoire.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Finance.
Consumer credit
Debt
Working class
Great Britain
Electronic books.
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:This text examines the history of consumer credit and debt in working class communities. Concentrates on forms of credit that were traditionally very dependent on personal relationships and social networks, it covers how community-based arrangements declined as more impersonal forms of borrowing emerged during the 20th century.
Physical Description:1 online resource (ix, 305 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191555732
0191555738