Making People Pay (Routledge Revivals)

First Published In 1973, This Book Offers A Fascinating And Systematic Description Of The Debt-collection Process In 1970s England. Basing His Research On The Words Of Creditors, Debtors, Solicitors And Debt-collectors, Paul Rock’s Research Was Conducted When Imprisonment For Debt Was Still In Existence. The Book Covers The Major Stages In A Defaulter’s Career, From Enforcement By His Creditors And The Work Of The Debt-collector, Through The Various Processes Of The Law, Often To A Period Of Imprisonment. Particular Attention Is Given To The Attempts Made By Debt-collectors To Manage An Unusual Form Of Deviance And The Consequences Of Their Actions.