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Author Geisst, Charles R.

Title Collateral damaged : the marketing of consumer debt to America / Charles R. Geisst.

Publication Info. New York : Bloomberg Press, 2009.

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Location Call No. Status
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  332.743 G27    Check Shelf
 Rocky Hill, Cora J. Belden Library - Adult Department  332.743 GEISST    Check Shelf
Edition First edition.
Description 274 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (page 259 - 263) and index.
Contents The great American credit machine -- Creating a consumer credit society in the 1920s -- A self-fulfilling prophecy -- The rise of credit cards -- The mortgage explosion -- The politics of credit -- Policy implications -- Prescription and outlook.
Summary "Collateral Damaged explains how America had turned from a nation of savers into a nation of consumers addicted to debt. Wall Street then used that addiction to create "toxic securities" that threaten to bring about the collapse of the global economy. How can America get its fiscal house in order again?"--Provided by publisher.
Subject Consumer credit -- United States -- History.
Saving and investment -- United States -- History.
ISBN 9781576603253 alkaline paper
1576603253 alkaline paper
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