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Author:

Johnson, Simon, 1963-

Title:

White House burning : the founding Fathers, our national debt, and why it matters to you / Simon Johnson, James Kwak.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publisher:

Pantheon,

Copyright Date:

2012

Description:

352 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Debts, Public--United States.
Government spending policy--United States.
Budget deficits--United States.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Banks & Banking.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Consumer Behavior.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Decision-Making & Problem Solving.
Public debts--United States.
United States--Appropriations and expenditures.
Budget--United States.
Deficit financing--United States.

Other Authors:

Kwak, James.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Summary:

"By the authors of the national bestseller 13 Bankers, a chilling account of America's unprecedented debt crisis: how it came to pass, why it threatens to topple the nation as a superpower if it is not addressed soon, why this might be impossible given the hypocrisy about government deficits prevalent in Washington today--and what is to be done"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

0307906965 (hardback)
9780307906960 (hardback)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)745979772

LCCN:

2012000435

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

SAPG074 -- Cedar Falls Public Library (Cedar Falls)

XXPH787 -- Council Bluffs Public Library (Council Bluffs)

MXPG943 -- Fort Dodge Public Library (Fort Dodge)

GDPF771 -- Urbandale Public Library (Urbandale)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)