The Poor Pay More

The Poor Pay More is a 1967 book published by David Caplovitz. It is a sociology study of what could be called the "poverty penalty", which is a concept that poor people pay more for the same goods and services as people with more money do.

Contents

• Why the poor pay more for microcredit in some countries and less in others
• The poor pay more for car insurance
• References

Esther Peterson cited the book as being important for understanding contemporary consumer problems.

In 2010 a researcher cited the book as still being relevant.