The dynamics of consumer credit and household indebtedness in South Africa

Consumer credit has become an important element of the South African economy. Given the limits on state social security payments, and the chronic absence of substantial household savings, consumer credit has come to play a vital role as a substitute for income support and/or a complement to low wage...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ssebagala, Ralph A
Other Authors: Seekings, Jeremy
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/15721