Asset Building among Low Income Adults: An Exploratory Study with Participants in an Emergency Savings Program.

Some of the most severe burdens of the Great Recession were shouldered by low income people who lacked emergency savings. The absence of assets in the form of emergency savings makes low income families particularly vulnerable in times of economic distress. Without savings to cushion unexpected fina...

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Published in:Journal of Community Practice Vol. 23; no. 3/4; pp. 436 - 462
Main Authors: Adams, Deborah, West, Stacia
Format: research Journal Article
Published: Taylor & Francis Ltd Jul-Dec2015
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost