Charging Ahead: The Growth and Regulation of Payment Card Markets - Hardcover

Mann, Ronald J.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521866111 ISBN 13: 9780521866118

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2006

Synopsis

This book tells the story of credit cards around the world: why people use them, the effects on the economies of the nations where they prevail, why they are used so differently around the world, and what should be done to respond to the problems they cause. It includes a wealth of data from around the world, fascinating narratives about the differences from country to country, and penetrating analyses of policies that might stem misuse of cards.

About this title

Book Description:

This book tells the story of credit cards around the world: why people use them, the effects on the economies of the nations where they prevail, why they are used so differently around the world, and what should be done to respond to the problems they cause.

About the Author:

Ronald A. Mann received his JD from the University of Texas where he graduated first in his class and was the managing editor of the Texas Law Review. After graduation, he clerked for judges on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and the United States Supreme Court. After three years in private practice, he worked for the Justice Department for four years as an Assistant to the Solicitor General. Before joining the Texas faculty in 2003, he taught for six years at the University of Michigan and for three years at Washington University, St Louis.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0521866111
• ISBN 13: 9780521866118
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 310