The Chinese economy has entered a period of transformation, which has brought changes to the finance market and consumer habits. Monetary policy, regulatory reform, financial risks, and other state-dr
During the most dizzying days of the financial crisis, Washington Mutual, a bank with hundreds of billions of dollars in its coffers, suffered a crippling bank run. The story of its final, brutal coll
"NON-FICTION -- Full of colorful characters and the fascinating wheeling and dealings of the pawn shop Rick Harrison owns and runs with his father and his son, UNTITLED is a tie-in to Pawn Stars, one
Puncturing the myth of the seamy storefront stocked with stolen watches and overseen by a shifty proprietor, In Hock reveals that pawnshops have long played an integral role in Americans’ econo
Exploring the role of credit is vital to understanding any economy. In the past two decades historians of many European regions have become increasingly aware that medieval credit, far from being the
Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLAs) provide poor people in remote, rural areas with a safe place to store small amounts, and in doing so to build up a fund from which small, flexible loans c
Pawning was the most common credit mechanism in Mexico City in the nineteenth century. A diverse, largely female pawning clientele from lower- and middle-class households regularly secured small consu
Chronicles how fringe economy businesses ruthlessly and systematically exploit the poor and middle classes Features dozens of personal stories of individuals whose lives have been ruined by particip
Credit reporting is a critical part of the financial system in most developedeconomies but is often weak or absent in developing countries. It addresses a fundamental problem ofcredit markets: asymmet
