Paying with Plastic, Second Edition: The Digital Revolution in Buying and Borrowing

by David S. Evans, Richard Schmalensee, David S. Evans

Book Overview

The definitive account of the trillion-dollar payment card industry.

The payment card business has evolved from its inception in the 1950s as a way to handle payment for expense-account lunches (the Diners Club card) into today's complex, sprawling industry that drives trillions of dollars in transaction volume each year. Paying with Plastic is the definitive source on an industry that has revolutionized the way we borrow and spend...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 026255058X
• ISBN13: 9780262550581
• Release Date: December 2004
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher