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9781617617676

The U.s. National Debt: Background, Issues, Significance

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  • ISBN13:

    9781617617676

  • ISBN10:

    1617617679

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2011-01-01
  • Publisher: Nova Science Pub Inc
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Summary

This book explains the different measures of the U.S. government debt, discusses the historical growth in the debt, identifies the current owners of the debt, presents comparisons with government debt in other countries, and examines the potential economic risks associated with a growing federal debt.

Table of Contents

Preface
The Federal Government Debt: Its Size & Economic Significance
The Debt Limit: History & Recent Increases
Legislative Procedures for Adjusting the Public Debt Limit: A Brief Overview
Developing Debt-Limit Legislation: The House's "Gephardt Rule"
Interest Payments on the Federal Debt: A Primer
Foreign Holding of Federal Debt
Debt Management: Treasury Was Able to Fund Economic Stabilization & Recovery Expenditures in a Short Period of Time, but Debt Management Challenges Remain
The National Debt: Who Bears its Burden?
How Treasury Issues Debt
Ebbs & Flows of Federal Debt
Index
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