The Economy of Promises : Trust, Power, and Credit in America /

A comprehensive and illuminating account of the history of credit in America--and how it continues to divide the haves from the have-notsThe Economy of Promises is a far-reaching study of credit in nineteenth- and twentieth-century America. Synthesizing and surveying economic and social history, Bru...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Carruthers, Bruce G. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2022]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General
Trust.
Credit.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > General.
Trust > United States.
Credit > United States > History.
United States.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Trust and Credit
  • 3. Trade Credit and the Invention of Ratings
  • 4. Bank Lending
  • 5. Individual and Consumer Credit
  • 6. Corporate Finance and Credit Ratings
  • 7. Mortgages and Real Estate
  • 8. Broken Promises
  • 9. Sovereign Borrowers
  • 10. Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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