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Plastic Capitalism Banks, Credit Cards, and the End of Financial Control

Sean H. Vanatta

How bankers created the modern consumer credit economy and destroyed financial stability in the process

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The book provided a history of the credit card industry in the United States, starting its story in department stores around the turn of the 20th century.

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I teach financial history at the University of Glasgow, and I'm the author of a book called Plastic Capitalism, which is a history of the credit card industry in the United States.

— Episode: Make credit cards work for you

Episode: Make credit cards work for you

The book provided a history of the credit card industry in the United States, starting its story in department stores around the turn of the 20th century.

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I teach financial history at the University of Glasgow, and I'm the author of a book called Plastic Capitalism, which is a history of the credit card industry in the United States.

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