Forgive us our debts : the intergenerational dangers of fiscal irresponsibility / Andrew L. Yarrow.
| Author/creator | Yarrow, Andrew L. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2008. |
| Description | xii, 171 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Contributor biographical information |
| Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
| Subjects |
| Contents | What 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. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 139-165) and index. |
| LCCN | 2007038338 |
| ISBN | 9780300123531 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0300123531 (alk. paper) |