City of Debtors - A Century of Fringe Finance

Since the 1890s, people on the lowest rungs of the economic ladder in the U.S. have paid the highest price for credit. Anne Fleming tells how each generation has tackled the problem of fringe finance and its regulation. Her detailed work contributes to the broader, ongoing debate about the meaning of justice within capitalistic societies.

About the author

Anne Fleming was Professor of Law at the Georgetown University Law Center.

Summary

Since the 1890s, people on the lowest rungs of the economic ladder in the U.S. have paid the highest price for credit. Anne Fleming tells how each generation has tackled the problem of fringe finance and its regulation. Her detailed work contributes to the broader, ongoing debate about the meaning of justice within capitalistic societies.

Product details

• Authors: Anne Fleming, Fleming Anne
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.01.2018
• EAN: 9780674976238
• ISBN: 978-0-674-97623-8
• No. of pages: 376
• Dimensions: 161 mm x 243 mm x 31 mm
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Business > Management; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economic History, LAW / Legal History, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Corporate & Business History, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Banks & Banking, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, Economic history, History of the Americas, consumer credit, Credit and credit institutions, Credit & Credit Institutions