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by Jodi Gardner (Editor), Mia Gray (Editor), Frederick F. Wherry (Editor)
Challenging how social scientists, policymakers, legal scholars, and the public examine household debts and wellbeing, Viral Debt traces how debt moves within and across households to communities and institutions, with devastating effects.
Author Biography
Jodi Gardner is a Professor and the Brian Coote Chair in Private Law at the University of Auckland. Her research focuses on the relationship between private law and social policy. Jodi was formerly a Fellow at St John's College, University of Cambridge.
Mia Gray is a Professor of Economic Geography at Cambridge University. She has published extensively on contemporary austerity, debt, and regional economies. She is also one of the editors of the Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society.
Frederick F. Wherry is the Class of 1917 Professor of Sociology at Princeton University and Founder of the Debt Collection Lab. He is the author, editor, or co-editor of nine books, including Credit Where It's Due and Money Talks. His forthcoming book is What We Owe: How Debt Came for All of Us and How We Get Free.
