In Defense of Public Debt

by Barry Eichengreen, Kris James Mitchener, Rui Esteves, et al.

A dive into the origins, management, and uses and misuses of sovereign debt through the ages.

Public debts have exploded to levels unprecedented in modern history as governments responded to the Covid-19 pandemic and ensuing economic crisis. Their dramatic rise has prompted apocalyptic warnings about the dangers of heavy debts--about the drag they will place on economic growth and the burden they represent for future generations...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019757789X
• ISBN13: 9780197577899
• Release Date: September 2021
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.2" x 9.4"