Debt, over-indebtedness and wellbeing: An exploration

Microfinance, Debt and Over-Indebtedness: Juggling with Money

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 64-85

  Johnson, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84921277301     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203508817     Document Type: Chapter

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