No Slack: The Financial Lives of Low-Income Americans

by Michael S. Barr

Book Overview

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The financial crisis exposed the potentially unsavory results of the interaction between low- and moderate income households and alternative and mainstream financial institutions. Many households were overleveraged or paid high costs for financial services, while others lacked access to useful financial products that can cushion against economic instability. The financial services system is not well designed to serve low- and moderate-income households,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815733682
• ISBN13: 9780815733683
• Release Date: April 2012
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Length: 306 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"