The Engine of Enterprise
Credit in America
Business & Finance, Economics, Economic History, Nonfiction, History, Americas, United States
| Author: | Rowena Olegario | ISBN: | 9780674915503 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press | Publication: | February 15, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Rowena Olegario |
| ISBN: | 9780674915503 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press |
| Publication: | February 15, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press |
| Language: | English |
Tracing credit from colonial times to the present and highlighting its productive role in building national prosperity, Rowena Olegario probes questions that have divided Americans: Who should have access to credit? How should creditors assess creditworthiness? How can borrowers and lenders accommodate to the risks of a credit-dependent economy?
Tracing credit from colonial times to the present and highlighting its productive role in building national prosperity, Rowena Olegario probes questions that have divided Americans: Who should have access to credit? How should creditors assess creditworthiness? How can borrowers and lenders accommodate to the risks of a credit-dependent economy?
