While America aged : how pension debts ruined General Motors, stopped the NYC subways, bankrupted San Diego, and loom as the next financial crisis / Roger Lowenstein.

Author/creator Lowenstein, Roger
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Penguin Press, 2008.
Description274 pages ; 25 cm
Subjects

Contents Introduction -- Who owns General Motors? -- Walter Reuther and the Treaty of Detroit -- The anti-Reuther -- The public freight -- An entitled class -- On strike! -- Debacle in San Diego -- Finest city -- Pension plot -- The bill comes due -- Conclusion : the way out -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index.
Abstract From the bestselling author of "Buffett" and "Origins of the Crash" comes a wake-up call to the pension and retirement crisis facing America and the road map for a way out.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [235]-266) and index.
LCCN 2007042508
ISBN9781594201677
ISBN1594201676

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks HD 7125 .L68 2008 ✔ Available Place Hold