Paper promises
Subtitle: debt, money, and the new world order
By: Philip Coggan
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: PublicAffairs
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 294
ISBN-13: 9781610391269; 9781610391276
Subjects: Credit; Debt; Financial services industry; International finance; American Dollar
Description: A columnist for the "Economist" discusses the history of monetary booms and busts and describes the consequences of the enormous amounts of unrepayable debt racked up by the United States for the country and its citizens.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 282-285) and index.