The most recent conversations about financial instability in International Political Economy have addressed the ongoing financial spasms of the past five years;

Since the rise of the small-sum lending industry in the 1890s, people on the lowest rungs of the economic ladder in the United States have been asked to pay the

“An eye-opening read in the school of Barbara Ehrenreich’s Nickel & Dimed . . . shines a bright light on the economy’s darker side.” —Publishers Weekl

The psychological dimension of managing risk is of crucial importance, and its study has led to the identification of specific do's and don'ts. Those with an un

This book examines how credit and finance schemes affect the financial lives of vulnerable people around the world. These schemes include payday lending, matche