Consumer Law and Policy Seminars
Book Talk
The Future of High-Cost Credit
Rethinking Payday Lending
12 May 2023 (Friday), 5:00 – 6:00 PM
New Venue: Room 824, 8/F Cheng Yu Tung Tower, The University of Hong Kong
This book proposes a new way of thinking about the controversial and complex challenges associated with the regulation of high-cost credit, specifically payday lending. These products have received significant attention in both the media and political arena. The inadequacy of regulatory interventions has created ongoing problems with the provision of high-cost credit, particularly for consumers with lesser bargaining power and who are already financially vulnerable.
The book tackles two specific gaps in the existing literature. The first involves inadequate analysis of the relevant philosophical concepts around high-cost credit, which can result in an over-simplification of what are particularly complex issues. The second is a lack of engagement in both the market and lived experience of borrowers, resulting in limited understanding of those who use these financial products.
The Future of High-Cost Credit explores the theoretical grounding, policy initiatives and interdisciplinary perspectives associated with high-cost credit, making a novel and insightful contribution to the existing literature. The problems with debt extend far beyond the legal sphere, and the book will therefore be of interest to many other academic disciplines, as well as for those working in public policy and ‘the third sector’. More information about the book is available HERE.
Author
Professor Jodi Gardner
Brian Coote Chair of Private Law, University of Auckland and Fellow of Law, St John’s College, University of Cambridge, visiting under the Des Voeux Chambers Cambridge-HKU Visiting Fellowship scheme
Chair
Kelvin Kwok
Associate Dean (Academic Affairs) & Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, The University of Hong Kong
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