TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hyman,Louis
TI  - Borrow: the American way of debt 
SN  - 0307741680 : PAP
AV  - HG3756.U54 H95 2012
U1  - 332.7/43 23
PY  - 2012///
CY  - New York
PB  - Vintage Books
KW  - Consumer credit
KW  - United States
KW  - History
KW  - Debt
KW  - Loans, Personal
KW  - Economic conditions
KW  - Economic policy
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. [259]-277) and index; Introduction: everything old is new again -- When personal debt was really business debt (2000 B.C.-A.D. 1920) -- 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 (1968-1986) -- The house of credit cards (1986-2008) -- Conclusion: turning the magic of borrowing into the reality of prosperity
N2  - 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
ER  -