Public Debt, Inequality, and Power: The Making of a Modern Debt State

by Sandy Brian Hager

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Who are the dominant owners of U.S. public debt? Is it widely held, or concentrated in the hands of a few? Does ownership of public debt give these bondholders power over our government? What do we make of the fact that foreign-owned debt has ballooned to nearly...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520284666
• ISBN13: 9780520284661
• Release Date: June 2016
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 174 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 9.0"