Devising consumption : cultural economies of insurance, credit and spending /

"The book explores the vital role played by the financial service industries in enabling the poor to consume over the last hundred and fifty years. Spending requires means, but these industries offered something else as well - they offered practical marketing devices that captured, captivated a...

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Main Author:	McFall, Elizabeth Rose
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Routledge, 2015.
Edition:	1 Edition.
Series:	Culture, economy and the social.
Subjects:	Financial services industry > History. Consumption (Economics) Low-income consumers. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Finance. POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / City Planning & Urban Development. HISTORY / General. Financial services industry. History.