Payday lenders and economically distressed communities: A spatial analysis of financial predation

Social Science Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 521-538

  Gallmeyer, Alice ^a   Roberts, Wade T ^a  

^a Department of Psychology   (United States)

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EID: 67651122792     PISSN: 03623319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soscij.2009.02.008     Document Type: Article

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