Craig McMahon

Taming the Fringe (eBook, PDF)

The Regulation and Development of the British Payday Lending and Pawnbroking Markets since 1870

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Offers the first extended study of the payday lending and pawnbroking markets in Britain, and the only one to examine over 160 years of financial results and market data

Analyses the motivation, content and outcome of critical regulatory episodes that have shaped fringe banking

Adds to our knowledge of fringe banking and the evolving role of financial regulation to protect the working poor

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Springer International Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 234
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. April 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9783030706159
• Artikelnr.: 61457073

Autorenporträt

Craig McMahon is an Assistant Professor of Economic History at Villanova University, USA and is an affiliate of the Centre for Financial History, Darwin College, UK. He received his PhD from the University of Cambridge, UK. Craig has over 20 years of experience in the capital markets, international consultancy and non-profit management. He teaches courses on the development and regulation of banking markets, American economic development, global political economy and globalization.

Inhaltsangabe

1.Introduction: Fair Price and Sufficient Profit.- 2.Victorian Pawnbrokers: Cancerous Worms of Ruin or the Poor Man's Banker?.- 3.Moneylenders: Deeply Rooted Evil or Providers of Quick Cash?.- 4.Legitimate Bankers: Pawnbrokers and Moneylenders Join the Premier League.- 5.Small-loan Providers: Sent Back to the Fringe.- 6.Fintech to the Rescue or Predators in Disguise?.- 7.Conclusion: Perceptions Matter.