Uncle Sam in pinstripes : evaluating U.S. federal credit programs /
It is a long-held perception that America is a nation where the government typically stays out of day-to-day business activities. Yet the U.S. federal government is in many ways the biggest and most influential financial institution in the world, with 10 trillion in federal guarantees and loans goin...
| Основен автор: | Elliott, Douglas J., 1959- |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Washington, D.C. :
Brookings Institution Press,
℗♭2011.
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http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=394407 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Uncle Sam in pinstripes. |
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It is a long-held perception that America is a nation where the government typically stays out of day-to-day business activities. Yet the U.S. federal government is in many ways the biggest and most influential financial institution in the world, with 10 trillion in federal guarantees and loans going to the private sector. Even before recent implementation of massive interventions meant to stave off financial calamity, the federal government directly or indirectly provided significantly more credit than any of the country's largest private sector banks. And, of course, the government's credit. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (147 pages) |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780815721406 0815721404 |