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Burdened : student debt and the making of an American crisis / Ryann Liebenthal.
Ryann Liebenthal's Burdened tells the maddening story of how the power plays of legislators and presidents, the commodification of higher education, and the rapacious practices of for-profit colleges and private lenders have created today's student-debt lava pit.
Record details
- ISBN: 0358353963
- ISBN: 9780358353966
- Physical Description: 323 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Dey St., an imprint of William Morrow, [2024]
- Copyright: ©2024
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-303) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction -- Part 1: The era of missed opportunities (1941-1971). The GI bill of goods -- Reading, writing, and Sputnik -- The education president -- Part 2: A market is born (1972-1995). Market actors -- Profits and loss -- The Reagan regression -- Grift revisited -- Part 3: Finance rules (1996-2007). Iron triangles -- A bankrupt system -- "Borrowers are the product" -- Part 4: Debtors unite (2008-). The collective debtor -- Biden time -- Past due -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Student loans > United States. College costs > United States. College graduates > United States > Finance, Personal. |
| Genre: | Informational works. |
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- 1 of 2 copies available at Berks County. (Show)
- 0 of 1 copy available at RACC.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Circulation Modifier | Status | Due Date | Courses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RACC | New - LB2340.2 .L54 2024 (Text) | 33624024983767 | New | Checked Out | 04/15/2025 |
