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What exactly is public debt? And why has it been spiraling for years? This documentary takes viewers on a fascinating journey through the rugged landscape of economics and renders it more human. Fast-paced and dynamic, and packed with offbeat images, it recounts the history of sovereign debt from the late Middle Ages to the present day. It highlights at top speed the current crisis and points viewers in the direction of unexpected exit routes to safeguard...

Governments around the world have spent unprecedented sums--trillions of dollars--to combat the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic. In the United States alone, the national deficit surpassed $3 trillion in 2020--three times more than that of 2019 and $2 trillion more than the government had projected earlier in the year. But just what does rising government debt mean for the nation's future? A new crop of economists--adherents to Modern Monetary...

Bill Moyers explores the implications of the United States' $9 trillion federal debt, talks about how a "flight from reason" is playing out in American politics and society, and looks at the fate of displaced Iraqis in Amman, Jordan.

Providing case studies of debt defaults by Russia, Ukraine, Pakistan, Ecuador, Moldova, and Uruguay, framed by a discussion of the history, economic theory, legal issues, and policy lessons of sovereign debt crises, this work examines the facts, economic theory, and policy implications of sovereign debt crises.

In the fall of 2008, the United States was plunged into a financial crisis more severe than any since the Great Depression. As banks collapsed and the state scrambled to organize one of the largest transfers of wealth in history, manyincluding economists and financial expertswere shocked by the speed at which events unfolded. In this new book, John Bellamy Foster and Fred Magdoff offer a bold analysis of the financial meltdown, how it developed, and...

Over the past twenty years, the quality of life for American workers - blue-collar and white-collar, young and old, skilled and unskilled - has gone from reasonable comfort to near desperation. In this brilliantly original and compelling book, two distinguished economists show how this disastrous downward swing can be traced directly to the insidious disease of debt - not just government debt but personal and corporate debt as well. Corporate debt...

Publisher description: This book presents a radically different argument for what has caused, and likely will continue to cause, the collapse of emerging market economies. Pettis combines the insights of economic history, economic theory, and finance theory into a comprehensive model for understanding sovereign liability management and the causes of financial crises. He examines recent financial crises in emerging market countries along with the history...

Percy and Beverly face their fading dreams of retirement before gathering their family together for a holiday meal. Emilia tries to keep up Christmas traditions in the midst of her deepening financial crisis. Hilton takes unpaid time off from his cafeteria job at Google to accompany Diana to doctors' appointments for complications in her pregnancy.

"Consumer credit is prevalent across almost every aspect of our consumer orientated society, and today there are very few products or services that can't be bought on credit terms or retailers who don't provide for credit facilities. Yet, despite the importance of credit to individuals, the economy and society, there are very few texts describing the operation of consumer credit markets anywhere in the world." "Consumer Credit Fundamentals is the...