Uncle Sam in pinstripes
Subtitle: evaluating U.S. federal credit programs
By: Douglas J. Elliott
Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 147
ISBN-13: 9780815721390
Subjects: Credit; Government lending; Loans; Government guaranty; Credit control
Description: "Explains the pervasiveness and complexity of the many federal lending programs, their effect on the overall economy, the costs, as well as the benefits and risks they pose, and actions that should be taken to ensure such programs are more efficient and effective"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 137-139) and index.
Table of contents: title: The federal government as banker; title: Theoretical and political underpinnings of federal credit programs; title: History of federal credit programs; title: Overview of federal credit programs; title: Costs and benefits of federal credit programs; title: Comparisons between emergency and traditional federal credit programs; title: Policy implications of emergency credit programs; title: Improving federal credit programs.