TY  - GEN
AB  - 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.]
AU  - Garon, Sheldon M.
CN  - ProQuest Ebook Central
CN  - HC79.S3
CY  - Princeton, N.J. :
DA  - c2012.
ID  - 428939
KW  - Saving and investment.
KW  - Thriftiness
KW  - Thriftiness
KW  - Capital movements.
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N1  - "A Princeton University Press e-book"--Cover.
N1  - Description based on print version record.
N2  - 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.]
PB  - Princeton University Press,
PP  - Princeton, N.J. :
PY  - c2012.
SN  - 9781400839407
T1  - Beyond our meanswhy America spends while the world saves /
TI  - Beyond our meanswhy America spends while the world saves /
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