Debt's Grip: Risk and Consumer Bankruptcy (1)

By: Pamela Foohey

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Synopsis: Debt’s Grip tells the story of financial struggle in the United States. Drawing on original data from the Consumer Bankruptcy Project, a landmark long-term study, the authors use the words of bankruptcy filers themselves to shed light on their battles to keep their homes and their cars, pay for healthcare and higher education, care for their children, find adequate employment, retire, negotiate with debt collectors, and confront discrimination in lending. Laying bare the consequences of risk privatization, this book makes a powerful case for why the United States must confront the structural inequities that cause so many—especially Black families, women, and the elderly—to struggle in today’s economy.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 308 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9780520394179
Related ISBNs:: 9780520394148, 9780520394155
Publisher:: University of California Press
Date of Addition:: 07/08/25
Copyrighted By:: Pamela Foohey, Robert M. Lawless, and Deborah Thorne
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Business and Finance, Social Studies, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics, Politics and Government, Sociology
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.