Credit and Debt in an Unequal Society : Establishing a Consumer Credit Market in South Africa /

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South Africa was one of the first countries in the Global South that established a financialized consumer credit market. This market consolidates rather than alleviates the extreme social inequality within a country. This book investigates the political reasons for adopting an allegedly self-regulat...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Schraten, Jürgen (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York; Oxford : Berghahn Books, [2020]
Colección:The Human Economy ; 7
Temas:
Consumer credit > Social aspects > South Africa.
Consumer credit > South Africa.
Debt > Social aspects > South Africa.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Consumer Behavior.
Political and Economic Anthropology, Anthropology (General), Sociology.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Illustrations
  • Acknowledgements
  • Notes on the Text
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction
  • CHAPTER 1 Borrowing in the South African Consumer Credit Market
  • CHAPTER 2 Raising the Storm of a Free Consumer Credit Market
  • CHAPTER 3 The Institutional Framework: Implementing a Consumer Credit Market
  • CHAPTER 4 Legislators' Reactions to the Consumer Credit Market Crisis
  • CHAPTER 5 The Model of Rational Action in the South African Consumer Credit Market
  • Conclusion: The Missed Options of the South African Consumer Credit Market
  • References
  • Index

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