Financial Justice: The People's Campaign to Stop Lender Abuse
• Includes a foreword contributed by Barney Frank and an afterword based on an interview by law professor Norman Silber with Elizabeth Warren• Provides penetrating new information about the conditions that enable the success of social movement campaigns—or doom them to failure• Makes a significant contribution to the understanding and debate concerning the ability of social movements to achieve their goals in today's politics, specifically cross-movement coalitions and campaigns• Draws on over 30 insightful interviews with social movement leaders involved in the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau"While the future of the CFPB is uncertain, Kirsch and Mayer's book provides a good guide to how the agency came to be despite the odds stacked against it."-Deseret News"A very readable account of the creation of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau . . . authors do an excellent job of describing the congressional maneuvering on both sides in both houses, as well as the work of the activists and business interests in shaping the final outcome. Very informative . . . highly recommended."-Choice"The book, based on solid research and interviews with Elizabeth Warren and campaign advocates, has fascinating chapters dealing with the legislative struggles showing how the activists held wavering members of Congress accountable for key votes, while addressing the larger issue of how social movements can contribute to progressive political change."-The Huffington Post