MARC Record from Library of Congress

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001 2007038338
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008 070920s2008 ctua b 001 0 eng
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050 00 $aHJ8119$b.Y37 2008
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100 1 $aYarrow, Andrew L.
245 10 $aForgive us our debts :$bthe intergenerational dangers of fiscal irresponsibility /$cAndrew L. Yarrow.
260 $aNew Haven :$bYale University Press,$cc2008.
300 $axii, 171 p. :$bill. ;$c24 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 139-165) and index.
505 0 $aWhat are deficits and debt, and why are they growing? -- Balancing and unbalancing our budget : a history of government debt in the United States -- How deficits are funded -- How deficits and debt affect America and you -- The potential dangers of doing nothing, or fiddling while our economy goes up in smoke -- The politics of deficits and debt -- What can and should be done to reduce America's deficits and debt? -- Concluding thoughts : a nation that balances its books and a government that invests in America's future.
650 0 $aDebts, Public$zUnited States.
650 0 $aBudget deficits$zUnited States.
650 0 $aFiscal policy$zUnited States.
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0833/2007038338-b.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0833/2007038338-d.html