000428939 000__ 02781cam\a2200433\a\4500 000428939 001__ 428939 000428939 005__ 20211101161151.0 000428939 006__ m\\\\\o\\d\\\\\\\\ 000428939 007__ cr\cn\nnnunnun 000428939 008__ 111215s2012\\\\njua\\\\ob\\\\001\0\eng\d 000428939 010__ $$z2011023955 000428939 020__ $$a9781400839407$$q(electronic book) 000428939 020__ $$z9780691135991 000428939 035__ $$a(OCoLC)ocn758378012 000428939 035__ $$a(MiAaPQ)EBC784530 000428939 035__ $$a(CaPaEBR)ebr10503244 000428939 035__ $$a428939 000428939 040__ $$aCaPaEBR$$cCaPaEBR 000428939 043__ $$an-us---$$aa------ 000428939 05014 $$aHC79.S3$$bG37 2012eb 000428939 08204 $$a339.4/3$$223 000428939 1001_ $$aGaron, Sheldon M. 000428939 24510 $$aBeyond our means$$h[electronic resource] :$$bwhy America spends while the world saves /$$cSheldon Garon. 000428939 260__ $$aPrinceton, N.J. :$$bPrinceton University Press,$$cc2012. 000428939 300__ $$a1 online resource (475 p.) :$$bill. 000428939 500__ $$a"A Princeton University Press e-book"--Cover. 000428939 500__ $$aDescription based on print version record. 000428939 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 000428939 5050_ $$aThe origins of saving in the Western world -- Organizing thrift in the age of nation-states -- America the exceptional -- Japanese traditions of diligence and thrift -- Saving for the new Japan -- Mobilizing for the Great War -- Save now, buy later : World War II and beyond -- "Luxury is the enemy" : Japan in peace and war -- Postwar Japan's national salvation -- Exporting thrift, or the myth of "Asian values" -- "There is money. Spend it" : America since 1945 -- Keep on saving? : questions for the twenty-first century. 000428939 506__ $$aAccess limited to authorized users. 000428939 520__ $$aIf 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.] 000428939 650_0 $$aSaving and investment. 000428939 650_0 $$aThriftiness$$zUnited States. 000428939 650_0 $$aThriftiness$$zAsia. 000428939 650_0 $$aCapital movements. 000428939 77608 $$iPrint version:$$aGaron, Sheldon M.$$tBeyond our means.$$dPrinceton, N. J. : Princeton University Press, 2012$$z9780691135991$$w(DLC) 2011023955$$w(OCoLC)724663266 000428939 8520_ $$bacq 000428939 85280 $$bebk$$hProQuest Ebook Central 000428939 85640 $$3ProQuest Ebook Central$$uhttps://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/usiricelib-ebooks/detail.action?docID=784530$$zOnline Access 000428939 909CO $$ooai:library.usi.edu:428939$$pGLOBAL_SET 000428939 980__ $$aEBOOK 000428939 980__ $$aBIB 000428939 982__ $$aEbook 000428939 983__ $$aOnline