The decline in saving [electronic resource] : a threat to America's prosperity? / Barry P. Bosworth.

By: Bosworth, Barry, 1942-Contributor(s): ProQuest (Firm)Material type: TextTextPublication details: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution, c2011Description: pISBN: 9780815721369 (electronic bk.)Subject(s): Saving and investment -- United States | United States -- Economic policyGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 339.4/30973 LOC classification: HC110.S3 | B668 2011Online resources: Click to View
Contents:
Introduction -- Measuring saving -- Why don't americans save? -- Global saving patterns -- Consequences of low saving.
Summary: "Examines the decline in saving in the United States over the past quarter-century. Is it a statistical artifact of the official measure of saving? Why don't Americans save? What are the consequences for economic growth, the performance of the aggregate economy, and policy goals?"--Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Measuring saving -- Why don't americans save? -- Global saving patterns -- Consequences of low saving.

"Examines the decline in saving in the United States over the past quarter-century. Is it a statistical artifact of the official measure of saving? Why don't Americans save? What are the consequences for economic growth, the performance of the aggregate economy, and policy goals?"--Provided by publisher.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

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