Broke, USA: From Pawnshops to Poverty, Inc. - How the Working Poor Became Big Business

A unique and riveting exploration of one of America's largest and fastest-growing industries—the business of poverty.

"[A] thorough and thoughtful piece of reporting. . . . It should be required reading for legislators and lenders across the land." —Bloomberg News

For most people, the Great Crash of 2008 has meant troubling times. Not so for those in the flourishing poverty industry. These mercenary entrepreneurs have taken advantage of an era of deregulation to devise high-priced products to...