Broke, USA : from pawnshops to Poverty, inc. : how the working poor became big business / Gary Rivlin.

Author/Creator:

Rivlin, Gary.

Edition:

1st Harper pbk.

Publication:

New York : Harper, 2011.

Format/Description:

Book
358 p. ; 21 cm.

Subjects:

Working poor -- United States.
Poverty -- United States.
United States -- Economic conditions -- 21st century.

Summary:

"A unique and riveting exploration of one of America's largest and fastest-growing industries -- the business of poverty"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Prologue, Tommy's angel
Check cashers of the world unite
The birth of the predatory lender
Going big
Confessions of a subprime lender
Freddie Rogers
The great payday land rush
Subprime city
An appetitive for subprime
No experience necessary
Same old faces
The great what-if
Public enemy number one
Past due
Maximizing share of wallet
Payday, the sequel
Dayton after dark
Borrowed time.

Notes:

"A hardcover edition of this book was published in 2010 by Harper Business"--T.p. verso.
Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the John Lammey Stewart Memorial Library Fund.

Contributor:

John Lammey Stewart Memorial Library Fund.

ISBN:

0061733202
9780061733208

OCLC:

697269484

Publisher Number:

99946276358

Web link:

The John Lammey Stewart Memorial Library Fund Home Page

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