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

"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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Main Author:	Hager, Sandy Brian (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2016]
Subjects:	Debts, Public > United States. Government securities > United States. Debts, Public. Government securities. United States. HISTORY / United States / 21st Century. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book