FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Discuss how the advent of credit and the credit card has influenced our contemporary retail environment.
Critical Elements:
• Antecedents to the modern credit card were credit card innovations in the 1950s. Describe some of those innovations.
• Describe how consumer credit and credit cards were originally thought to impact consumer behavior (theory) and then describe how they have actually impacted consumer behavior.
• Explain the benefits and detriments of contemporary credit to society as a whole.
• How do credit cards affect your retail buying decisions?
This assignment should be 3 pages, excluding title page and reference page. It requires 3 academic citations from three different sources. The paper should be in APA format.