Broke, USA: From Pawnshops to Poverty, Inc: How the Working Poor Became Big Business

Gary Rivlin

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Editorial: HarperCollins Publishers Inc, 2011

0061733202 / 9780061733208

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How billions are made off Americans living paycheck to paycheck--and the grassroots crusaders fighting back. From the author of the New York Times Notable Book of the Year Drive By comes a unique and riveting exploration of one of America's largest and fastest-growing industries--the business of poverty. Investigative journalist Gary Rivlin chronicles the dramatic rise of fringe finance, documenting how check cashers, pawnshops, and installment operators built a multibillion-dollar business on the backs of the working poor. The narrative moves from storefront operations to major financial centers, uncovering how commercial banks and subprime mortgage companies targeted credit-starved households before sparking nationwide legal battles. Broke, USA is a Fast Food Nation for the "poverty industry" that will also appeal to readers of Barbara Ehrenreich (Nickel and Dimed) and David Shipler (The Working Poor). Predatory Lending: How venerable financial institutions like Household Finance and Fleet targeted credit-starved homeowners with hidden fees, ballooning payments, and deceptive insurance policies that stripped away hard-won equity. Payday Loans: Inside the rise of storefront cash-advance empires like Check Into Cash and Advance America, where entrepreneurs turned two-week bridge loans into lucrative, repeat-borrower cycles. Case Studies: From an elderly Ohio delivery driver to an Atlanta legal aid attorney uncovering reverse redlining, Rivlin brings human faces to the victims and crusaders on the front lines. Economic Disparity: An unvarnished look at how fringe financial sectors--including rent-to-own outlets, pawnshops, and rapid tax refund services--routinely extract billions in fees from families living on under $30,000 a year.…

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Título
Broke, USA: From Pawnshops to Poverty, Inc: How the Working Poor Became Big Business
Autor
Gary Rivlin
Editorial
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Año de publicación
2011
Estado
Good
Encuadernación
Paperback
Idioma
inglés
ISBN 10
0061733202
ISBN 13
9780061733208

World of Books (was SecondSale)

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Founded in 2002, World of Books is a leading online destination for buying and selling both preloved and new books, committed to making sustainable reading accessible to all. With a mission to help people read more and waste less, World of Books offers a huge range of affordable, high-quality books — giving both new and preloved titles a second life. The company also operates World of Books – Sell Your Books, an easy-to-use platform that allows customers to trade in unwanted books for cash, helping to keep books in circulation while promoting sustainability. As a Certified B Corp, World of Books is driven by a vision to become the world’s largest and most sustainable dedicated online bookstore. The company measures its success through the positive environmental impact it creates, the value it provides to customers, and its ability to operate profitably while supporting its sustainable mission …

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