UPON THE HIP - A STUDY OF THE CRIMINAL LOAN-SHARK INDUSTRY

• NCJ Number: 10674
• Author(s): J M SEIDL
• Date Published: 1968
• Length: 244 pages
• Corporate Author: US Dept of Justice
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Thesis/Dissertation
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: UNPUBLISHED DISSERTATION AT HARVARD UNIVERSITY, CAMBRIDGE, MA

Annotation

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF SUPPLY AND DEMAND, COSTS AND BENEFITS, AND MECHANISMS FOR SERVICE DELIVERY OF ILLICIT LOANS.

Abstract

INTERVIEWS WERE CONDUCTED WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS, LOAN SHARKS, AND BORROWERS IN SEVERAL CITIES. THE BORROWER-LENDER AGREEMENT, THE LENDING PROCESS, AND THE COLLECTION PROCESS ARE DISCUSSED AS COMPONENTS OF THE ORGANIZED DELIVERY OF ECONOMIC SERVICES. THE MARKET FOR ILLICIT LOANS IS TREATED IN TERMS OF BORROWER CHARACTERISTICS AND SIZE OF LOAN REQUESTED.