| A Fragile Balance: Emergency Savings and Liquid Resources for Low-Income Consumers 2015 Edition Contributor(s): Collins, J. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 113748781X ISBN-13: 9781137487810 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Budgeting - Business & Economics | Finance - General - Business & Economics | Investments & Securities - Futures |
| Dewey: 332.024 |
| LCCN: 2014036604 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.90 lbs) 234 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A Fragile Balance examines strategies to promote emergency savings, especially among underserved households. Each chapter is by an expert contributor and proposes an innovative financial product or service designed to bolster emergency savings among low-asset families. This collection also offers readers insights into the role of emergency savings and mechanisms to facilitate savings behaviors, and raises critical questions of the scale, institutional capacity, sustainability, accessibility, and effectiveness of existing programs. |