Debtfare States and the Poverty Industry - Money, Discipline and the Surplus Population

"This book theorizes the politics of debt and credit that underpins the expansion of consumer credit to the poor and addresses the role of states in facilitating consumer credit, in the developed and developing world. It features a range of case studies on pension securitization, credit cards, payday and student loans in the United States, and micro-lending and housing finance in Mexico"--

Product details

• Authors: Susanne Soederberg, Susanne (Queen''s University Soederberg, Soederberg Susanne
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 11.09.2014
• EAN: 9780415822671
• ISBN: 978-0-415-82267-1
• No. of pages: 302
• Series: RIPE Series in Global Political Economy
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, North America, International Relations, Political Economy, Finance & accounting, Finance and accounting