Our National Debt: Its History and Its Meaning TodayA revision of seven studies originally pub. separately by the committee in its National debt series. Our national debt after great wars.--The debt and the budget.--The debt and the banks.--The debt and interest rates.--The debt and our savings.--The debt and life insurance.--What to do about it. |
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OUR NATIONAL DEBT AFTER GREAT WARS | 3 |
THE DEBT AND THE BUDGET | 23 |
THE DEBT AND THE BANKS | 52 |
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