@article{428939,
      note = {"A Princeton University Press e-book"--Cover.},
      author = {Garon, Sheldon M.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/428939},
      title = {Beyond our means why America spends while the world saves  / [electronic resource] :},
      publisher = {Princeton University Press,},
      abstract = {If the financial crisis has taught us anything, it is that  Americans save too little, spend too much, and borrow  excessively. What can we learn from East Asian and European  countries that have fostered enduring cultures of thrift  over the past two centuries? Beyond Our Means tells for the  first time how other nations aggressively encouraged their  citizens to save by means of special savings institutions  and savings campaigns. The U.S. government, meanwhile,  promoted mass consumption and reliance on credit,  culminating in the global financial meltdown. Many  economists believe people save accord[ingly.]},
      recid = {428939},
      pages = {1 online resource (475 p.) :},
      address = {Princeton, N.J. :},
      year = {2012},
}