The Public Debt of the United States: An Historical Perspective, 1775-1990

by Donald R. Stabile and Jeffrey A. Cantor

Book Overview

Based on extensive primary source analysis and in-depth interviews with key figures in the field of public debt administration and policy development, this volume presents a comprehensive history of the U.S. public debt from 1775--when the first debt was incurred to finance the Revolutionary War--to the present. The authors document how the public debt has accumulated and review the methods the government has employed to manage and administer it...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275936643
• ISBN13: 9780275936648
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"