{"product_id":"politics-of-consumer-credit-in-the-uk-1938-1992-hardcover-1","title":"Politics of Consumer Credit in the Uk, 1938-1992 - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStuart Aveyard\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs early as the 1930s, Britain had a highly innovative and profitable mortgage sector that promoted a major extension in home ownership. These controversial and risky offerings had an equivalent in numerous hire purchase agreements, with which new homes were furnished. Such developments were\u003cbr\u003eforerunners of the 'easy credit' regime more commonly associated with the 1980s. Taking a long-term perspective on this issue indicates that Britain's departure from European models of consumer credit markets was not simply a by-product of neoliberalism's influence on the Thatcher administration, \u003cbr\u003eand this book offers a much fuller explanation to the phenomenon. It explores debates within and between the major political parties; reveals the infighting amongst civil service departments over management of consumer demand; charts the varying degrees of influence wielded by the Bank of England\u003cbr\u003eand finance capital, as opposed to that of consumer durable manufacturers; reviews the perspectives of consumers and their representatives; and explains the role of contingency and path dependency in these historical events. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe central focus of this book is on consumer credit, but this subject provides a case study through which to explore numerous other important areas of British history. These include debates on the issues of post-war consensus, the impact of rising home ownership and its impact on consumer credit\u003cbr\u003eand personal finance markets, the management of consumer society, political responses to affluence, the development of consumer protection policy, and the influence of neoliberalism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStuart C. Aveyard\u003c\/strong\u003e is Senior Lecturer in British and Irish History and Politics in the Department of History and Politics at Queen's University Belfast. Stuart completed his doctorate at QUB, where he was also research fellow and lecturer in modern British history before holding an Irish Research Council Post-doctoral Fellowship at University College Dublin and a teaching fellowship at King's College London. His first book, \u003cem\u003eNo Solution: the Labour government and the Northern Ireland conflict 1974-79\u003c\/em\u003e, was published with Manchester University Press in 2016. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaul Corthorn\u003c\/strong\u003e studied at the Universities of Cambridge and Durham. Before coming to Queen's in 2006, he held lectureships at Anglia Ruskin, Liverpool, and Oxford Universities. He is joint editor of the \u003cem\u003eLabour History Review\u003c\/em\u003e and an Associate of the Cold War Studies Programme at the London School of Economics. In 2009 he won a QUB 'Rising Stars' Teaching Award. In 2012 he was a By-Fellow at Churchill College, Cambridge. In 2015 he organised an international conference at Queen's on 'Socialism and the Cold War in Western Europe'. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSean O'Connell\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Modern British and Irish Social History at Queen's University Belfast. His research interests have focused on consumer credit, working class communities, gender history, and oral history. His next monograph is a study of the history of joyriding. Sean is editor of \u003cem\u003eOral History\u003c\/em\u003e amongst his administrative roles.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 268\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9.3 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 06, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47207636730105,"sku":"9780198732235","price":196.65,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/E561cXuYnF9780198732235_913d640c-5c2c-4360-b382-bc5c7dfc6f28.webp?v=1768047837","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/politics-of-consumer-credit-in-the-uk-1938-1992-hardcover-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}