Student Debt: A Reference Handbook (Contemporary World Issues) - Hardcover

"This reference work can be read as an analysis on the causes of today's crisis. It is also a useful compendium for researchers and students. Summing Up: Recommended. All readers." - Choice "This work is suitable for most academic and public libraries." - Booklist

Offering answers to essential questions about student debt and many connected issues, this book examines student debt in the United States at every stage of the process-from the banks that issue the loans to the colleges and universities that collect the payments. * Provides a thorough and accessible treatment of student loans that fills a large gap in the reference literature * Presents arguments both for and against student lending, making this an excellent resource for students writing persuasive essays on either side of the topic * Supplies highly useful, easy-to-understand information for students as well as general readers who want to learn more about student loans and grasp the key issues of this important socioeconomic issue