American Finance for the 21st Century

by Robert E. Litan

Book Overview

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As recently as thirty years ago, Americans lived in a financial world that today seems distant. Investment and borrowing choices were meager: virtually all transactions were conducted in cash or by check. The financial services industry was heavily regulated, as an outgrowth of the Depression, while an elaborate safety net was constructed to prevent a repeat of that dismal episode in American history. Today, consumers and businesses have a dizzying...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815752881
• ISBN13: 9780815752882
• Release Date: April 1998
• Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
• Length: 211 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.2"