The Decline in Saving: A Threat to America's Prosperity?

by Barry P. Bosworth

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Longtime Brookings economist and former presidential adviser Barry Bosworth examines why saving rates in the United States have fallen so precipitously over the past quarter century, why the initial consequences were surprisingly benign, and how reduced saving will affect the future well-being of Americans.

The Decline in Saving provides an extensive and unparalleled account of the complexity of present saving patterns, an issue made...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815721358
• ISBN13: 9780815721352
• Release Date: February 2012
• Publisher: Rlpg/Galleys
• Length: 146 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 8.9"