The Federal Government Debt: Its Size and Economic Significance

Cashell, Brian W.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Budgets;    Public debt;    Inflation;   

RP-ID  :  RL31590
RP-ID  :  RL31590_2010Feb03

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report explains the different measures of the U.S. government debt, discusses the historical growth in the debt, identifies the current owners of the debt, presents comparisons with government debt in other countries, and examines the potential economic risks associated with a growing federal debt.