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The decline in saving : a threat to America's prosperity?

Barry Bosworth (Author)
"Examines the decline in saving in the United States over the past quarter-century. Is it a statistical artifact of the official measure of saving? Why don't Americans save? What are the consequences for economic growth, the performance of the aggregate economy, and policy goals?"--Provided by publisher
eBook, English, 2012
Brookings Institution, Washington, D.C., 2012
1 online resource (viii, 135 pages) : illustrations
9780815721369, 0815721366
781378089
Introduction
Measuring saving
Why don't Americans save?
Global saving patterns
Consequences of low saving