Aspects of Credit and Debt
Published in April 1993
Book
162 pages
978-0-421-48230-2 (ISBN)
Description
Aspects of Credit and Debt is a collection of essays written by lawyers, economists and social policy experts who look at the problems of credit and debt. It concentrates on the plight of poor consumers who, facing the highest charges for credit, become entrapped by spiralling debt with the growth of out "credit society". It includes a paper by Sir Gordon Borrie on the responsibilities of lenders, borrowers and regulators in the light of his experience at the Office of Fair Trading.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Sweet & Maxwell Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 138 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-421-48230-2 (9780421482302)
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Content
Perspectives on credit and debt in the 1990's; credit and debt; choices for poorer consumers; lending to those in need; the responsibilities of lenders, borrowers and regulators; credit, class and the normalization of debt default; economic factors in the regulation of the consumer credit market; controlling unjust credit transactions; lessons from a comparative analysis; classification and control; the role of social fund loans; credit unions in the UK; possible legislative reforms to the Credit Unions Act 1979; social lending in Europe.