González López, Felipe - In: Finance and society 9 (2023) 2, pp. 21-38
The quest for social status is usually considered one of the main drivers of the demand for consumer credit. This … article provides a nuanced take on consumer credit by exploring the interaction between consumption, borrowing, and class … consumer goods from wants into needs, ratcheting up the demand for credit. The article argues that this is an overlooked way in …