Bibliograph

What we owe, truths, myths, and lies about public debt, Carlo Cottarelli

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What we owe, truths, myths, and lies about public debt, Carlo Cottarelli

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-183) and index

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illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

What we owe

Oclc number

994287467

Responsibility statement

Carlo Cottarelli

Sub title

truths, myths, and lies about public debt

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- pt. I. The public debt problem ; 1. What is public debt? ; The surge in public debt ; How high public debt can cause a financial crises ; How high public debt can reduce economic growth ; Public debt, moral imperative and politics ; A pause to recap -- pt. II. The shortcuts. Printing money ; First case study : should European countries leave the Euro Zone? ; Financial repression ; Default ; Second case study : the Greek Crisis ; Debt mutualization ; Privatization -- pt. II. The main road. Economic growth ; A bit of austerity ; Institutional fiscal constraints -- Conclusion : the unbearable lightness of public debt

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