Engine of Enterprise - Credit in America

Tracing credit from colonial times to the present and highlighting its productive role in building national prosperity, Rowena Olegario probes questions that have divided Americans: Who should have access to credit? How should creditors assess creditworthiness? How can borrowers and lenders accommodate to the risks of a credit-dependent economy?

About the author

Rowena Olegario is Senior Research Fellow at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford.

Summary

Tracing credit from colonial times to the present and highlighting its productive role in building national prosperity, Rowena Olegario probes questions that have divided Americans: Who should have access to credit? How should creditors assess creditworthiness? How can borrowers and lenders accommodate to the risks of a credit-dependent economy?

Product details

• Authors: Rowena Olegario, Olegario Rowena
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2016
• EAN: 9780674051140
• ISBN: 978-0-674-05114-0
• No. of pages: 312
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches; USA, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Finance / General, Economic history, United States of America, USA, Credit and credit institutions, Credit & Credit Institutions