Contents -- List of Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. Networks, Power, Identity, and Dissent -- Part I: Saving -- 2. From Thrift and Insurance to Everyday Investment -- 3. Pensions and Everyday Investment -- 4. The Uncertain Subjects of Everyday Investment -- 5. Socially Responsible Investment -- Part II: Borrowing -- 6. The Boom in Everyday Borrowing -- 7. The Inequalities of Everyday Borrowing -- 8. The Uncertain Subjects of Everyday Borrowing -- 9. Dissent in Everyday Borrowing -- Conclusion: The Sub-Prime Mortgage Crisis -- Bibliography -- Index
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Summary
In the US and the UK saving and borrowing routines have changed radically. Consumer borrowing has risen dramatically, there have been upheavals in pensions, crises of sub-prime mortgages, and an increased popularity of mutual funds. This book is an contribution to the social scientific debates about these issues and contemporary finance
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 250-277) and index
