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Bait and Switch How Student Loan Debt Stifles Social Mobility

This book traces how the student loan system has created insurmountable student debt traps for millions of student borrowers contrary to its original purpose of promoting social mobility. Today, approximately 45 million Americans hold over $1.7 trillion in student loan debt, with over 20% of borrowe...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Scott, III, Robert H., Patten, Joseph N. (Author), Mitchell, Kenneth (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Palgrave Macmillan 2023, 2023
Edition:1st ed. 2023
Subjects:
Economic Policy
Finance, Public
Public Administration
Public Finance
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1: The Bait –The History of American Colleges and the Creation of Student Loans
  • Chapter 2: The Switch – Higher Education as a Public Goods Decays (1965-1992)
  • Chapter 3: The Income and Wealth Effects of Student Loan Debt
  • Chapter 4: Recent Changes to Student Loan Policy and Future Recommendations
  • Conclusion

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