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Credit Card Nation: The Consequences of America's Addiction to Credit

by Robert D Manning

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ISBN13: 9780465043675
ISBN10: 0465043674
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Credit-card debt is choking American prosperity off at the neck. In Credit Card Nation, Robert D. Manning tells a fascinating story about the present and future consequences of credit dependence across all strata of U.S. society. Through extensive interviews with consumers, Manning talks to debtors, and to average Americans, affected by what Manning describes as our "credit card nation": an American juggernaut of indebtedness that spans personal, corporate, and governmental debt.

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Robert D. Manning here tells the story of the present and future consequences of credit dependence across all strata of US society. Through extensive interviews with consumers, Manning talks to debtors, and to average Americans, affected by what Manning describes as our "credit card nation".

About the Author

Robert D. Manning is the Caroline Werner Gannett Professor of the Humanities at Rochester Institute of Technology. An economic sociologist who specializes in race relations and labor market issues, he is the recent recipient of the Sociological Practice Association's Robert Ezra Park award in recognition of his contribution to social policy. He lives in Rochester, New York.

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ISBN:
9780465043675
Subtitle:
The Consequences of America's Addiction to Credit
Author:
Manning, Robert D.
Author:
Manning, Robert D.
Author:
Manning, Robert
Publisher:
Basic Books
Location:
New York, NY
Subject:
General
Subject:
United states
Subject:
Personal Finance - General
Subject:
Consumer behavior
Subject:
Consumer credit
Subject:
Credit cards
Subject:
Consumer Behavior - General
Subject:
United States - General
Subject:
Consumer credit -- United States.
Subject:
Credit cards -- United States.
Copyright:
Edition Number:
1st pbk. ed.
Edition Description:
1st pbk. ed., upd.
Series Volume:
20-2002
Publication Date:
January 2002
Binding:
Paper Textbook
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
416
Dimensions:
8.00x5.20x1.12 in. .94 lbs.

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