Public debt, inequality, and power : the making of a modern debt state /

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"Who are the dominant owners of US public debt? Is it widely held, or concentrated in the hands of a few? Does ownership of public debt give these bondholders power over our government? What do we make of the fact that foreign-owned debt has ballooned to nearly 50 percent today? Until now, we h...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hager, Sandy Brian (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2016]
Temas:
Debts, Public > United States.
Government securities > United States.
Dettes publiques > États-Unis.
Effets publics > États-Unis.
HISTORY / United States / 21st Century.
Debts, Public
Government securities
Soziale Ungleichheit
Öffentliche Schulden
United States
21st century america.
american economy.
american government.
american history.
bondholders.
capitalism.
concentrated wealth.
debt.
economic history.
economic inequality.
economic power.
foreign owned debt.
global politics.
government and governing.
inequality.
ownership structure.
political debate.
politics.
public debt ownership.
public debt.
public finance.
social inequality.
social power.
top one percent.
united states of america.
united states treasury.
us public debt.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : public debt, inequality and power
  • The spectacle of a highly centralized public debt
  • The bondholding class resurgent
  • Fiscal conflict : past and present
  • Bonding domestic and foreign owners
  • Who rules the debt state?
  • Conclusion : informing democratic debate
  • Appendix : accounting for the public debt.

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