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dc.contributor.authorRuetschlin, Catherine-
dc.contributor.authorAsante-Muhammad, Dedrick-
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-03T20:22:22Z-
dc.date.available2019-12-03T20:22:22Z-
dc.date.issued2013-12-
dc.identifier.urihttp://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/dsp01bc386n102-
dc.descriptionFor many people, credit cards become a “plastic safety net” to replace dwindling incomes, private assets, and social investments, and to help families stretch their resources when paychecks and savings are not enough. We find that under difficult economic conditions many African American families rely on credit cards to make ends meet or invest in their future—despite paying high interest rates and suffering more negative consequences of debt than other groups.en_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.relation.urihttps://www.naacp.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/CreditCardDebt-Demos_NAACP.pdfen_US
dc.subjectCredit cards—African Americans—Managementen_US
dc.subjectConsumer credit—African Americans—Managementen_US
dc.titleThe Challenge of Credit Card Debt for the African American Middle Classen_US
pu.projectgrantnumber690-1011-
pu.depositorKnowlton, Steven-
dc.publisher.placeBaltimore, Md.en_US
dc.publisher.corporateNational Association for the Advancement of Colored Peopleen_US
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