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Tracing credit from colonial times to the present and highlighting its productive role in building national prosperity, Rowena Olegario probes questions that have divided Americans: Who should have access to credit? How should creditors assess creditworthiness? How can borrowers and lenders accommodate to the risks of a credit-dependent economy?

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A valuable scholarly contribution for its marshaling of such a large amount of information on credit throughout American history and for wrestling it into a coherent narrative. -- Bruce H. Mann, Harvard Law School
A clear, well-written synthesis showing a command of a wide range of literatures relating to private credit. There is no other book with its long historical range. -- Richard E. Sylla, Stern School of Business, New York University

The Engine of Enterprise

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      Publisher Harvard University Press
      Published 15 February 2016
      ISBN-13 9780674051140
      978-0674051140
      ISBN-10 0674051149
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      Credit and credit institutions

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Tracing credit from colonial times to the present and highlighting its productive role in building national prosperity, Rowena Olegario probes questions that have divided Americans: Who should have access to credit? How should creditors assess creditworthiness? How can borrowers and lenders accommodate to the risks of a credit-dependent economy?

      Trade Review
      A valuable scholarly contribution for its marshaling of such a large amount of information on credit throughout American history and for wrestling it into a coherent narrative. -- Bruce H. Mann, Harvard Law School
      A clear, well-written synthesis showing a command of a wide range of literatures relating to private credit. There is no other book with its long historical range. -- Richard E. Sylla, Stern School of Business, New York University

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