1. Introduction -- 2. Borrowed lives -- 3. The indebted society -- 4. Building the indebted society -- 5. Debt, inequality and insecurity -- 6. The spirit of the indebted society -- 7. Late modernity and subjective anxiety -- 8. The legitimisation of debt -- 9. The indebted subj…
A rich and original qualitative study of the close relationship between financial capitalism, consumer aspirations, social exclusion and the proliferation of personal indebtedness, The Dark Side of Prosperity examines questions of social identity, subjectivity and consumer motiv…
This book offers a critical analysis of consumer credit markets and the growth of outstanding debt, presenting in-depth interview material to explore the phenomenon of mass indebtedness through the life trajectories of self-identified debtors struggling with the pressures of owi…
This text offers a critical analysis of consumer credit markets and the growth of outstanding debt, presenting in-depth interview material to explore the phenomenon of mass indebtedness through the life trajectories of self-identified debtors struggling with the pressures of owi…