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Broke, USA: From Pawnshops to Poverty, Inc. - How the Working Poor Became Big Business
Broke USA From Pawnshops to Poverty Inc How the Working Poor Became Big Business
Author: Gary Rivlin
For most people, the Great Crash of 2008 has meant troubling times. Not so for those in the flourishing poverty industry, for whom the economic woes spell an opportunity to expand and grow. These mercenary entrepreneurs have taken advantage of an era of deregulation to devise high-priced products to sell to the credit-hungry working poor, includ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780061733208
ISBN-10: 0061733202
Publication Date: 6/1/2011
Pages: 368
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Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
Book Type: Paperback
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