Borrow : the American way of debt / Louis Hyman.
Hyman, Louis, 1977-
2012
HG3756.U54 H95 2012 (Mapit)
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Title Borrow : the American way of debt / Louis Hyman.
Author Hyman, Louis, 1977-
ISBN 9780307741684 (trade pbk. : alk. paper)
0307741680 (trade pbk. : alk. paper)
Imprint New York : Vintage Books, c2012.
Language English
Description x, 292 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Call Number HG3756.U54 H95 2012
Dewey Decimal Classification 332.7/43
Summary Provides key principles of both macro and microeconomics, discussing such issues as why budget deficits matter, what the Federal Reserve actually does, and why health insurance is so expensive.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Introduction: everything old is new again
When personal debt was really business debt (2000 BC-1920 AD)
Everybody paid cash for the Model T (1908-1929)
Fannie Mae can save America (1924-1939)
How I learned to stop worrying and love the debt (1945-1960)
Discounted goods and distributed credit (1959-1970)
Bringing good things to life (1970-1985)
If only the gnomes had known: the hidden world of securitization (1968-1986)
The house of credit cards (1986-2008)
Conclusion: turning the magic of borrowing into the reality of prosperity.

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