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Debtfare states and the poverty industry : money, discipline and the surplus population / Susanne Soederberg.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Soederberg, Susanne, 1966- author.
Series:
RIPE series in global political economy.
RIPE Series in Global Political Economy
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Debt--Political aspects.
Debt.
Consumer credit--Political aspects.
Consumer credit.
Poverty--Government policy.
Poverty.
Poor--Finance, Personal.
Poor.
Financial institutions--Political aspects.
Financial institutions.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (303 p.)
Edition:
1 ed.
Place of Publication:
London, [England] ; New York : Routledge, 2014.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
"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"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction; Part I Theorising money, credit and debtfare states; 1 Demystifying money; 2 The power and paradoxes of credit; 3 Debtfare states; Part II Debtfarism and the poverty industry in the United States; Preface to Part II: Debtfarism in the United States and the making of the poverty industry; 4 Debtfarism and the credit card industry; 5 Debtfarism and the student loan industry; 6 Debtfarism and the payday loan industry
Part III Debtfarism and the poverty industry in MexicoPreface to Part III: Debtfarism, development and dispossession; 7 Global debtfarism and the universalisation of financial inclusion; 8 Debtfarism and the microfinance industry; 9 Debtfarism and the housing industry; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index
Notes:
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
CC BY-NC-ND
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (EBook Central, viewed January 24, 2024).
ISBN:
9781317646723
131764672X
9780415822671
041582267X
9781315761954
1315761955
9781317646730
1317646738
OCLC:
892045111
Access Restriction:
Open access Unrestricted online access

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