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The Fragile Middle Class: Americans in Debt

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Non-Fiction

Why have so many middle-class Americans encountered so much financial trouble?

In this classic analysis of hard-pressed families, the authors discover that financial stability for many middle-class Americans is all too fragile. The authors consider the changing cultural and economic factors that threaten financial security and what they imply for the future vitality of the middle class. A new preface examines the persistent and new threats that have emerged since the original publication.

© 2020 Kalorama (Audiobook): 9781684579181

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Audiobook: 18 February 2020

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