Screen LibraryAmerica's fiscal constitution : its triumph and collapse /
Traces two centuries of political leadership to explain how the U.S. is being threatened by unprecedented debt levels, challenging common beliefs and highlighting past examples to argue in favor of leadership that embraces more responsible fiscal decision-making.
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PublicAffairs,
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| Publisher Address: | New York : |
| Publication Dates: | [2014] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: |
Traces two centuries of political leadership to explain how the U.S. is being threatened by unprecedented debt levels, challenging common beliefs and highlighting past examples to argue in favor of leadership that embraces more responsible fiscal decision-making. |
| Carrier Form: | x, 557 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 453-490) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781610393430 (hardcover) : 1610393430 (hardcover) |
| Index Number: | HJ8119 |
| CLC: | F817.12 |
| Call Number: | F817.12/W589 |
| Contents: | A new nation and Democratic party limit Federal debt : 1789-1853. Debt gives rise to a new nation and political party ; Jefferson's party defines the limits on debt ; A revived Democratic party pays off the debt -- The tradition sustains a growing nation and the Republican party : 1854-1900. Republicans embrace the tradition ; Borrowing and taxing to restore the Union ; Shrinking debt and drifting parties -- Progressive reformers embrace the tradition : 1901-1940. Reformers redefine the parties and government ; Financing a world war and paying down debt ; Debt during the Great Depression -- |