Once there was a golden age of American thrift, when citizens lived sensibly within their means and worked hard to stay out of debt. The growing availability of credit in this century, however, has brought those days to an end--undermining traditional moral virtues such as prudence, diligence, and t
Financing the American dream: a cultural history of consumer credit
โ Scribed by Lendol Calder
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 394
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
wonderfully written and researched history of personal finance/consumer credit in the U.S. Author does not appear to have any particular political axe to grind.
It is amazing to see the history recorded in this book being repeated today. Would highly recommend this book to anyone attempting to make sense of the progressive movement's regulation
of consumer financial products.
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