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Author Whitney, Meredith.

Title Fate of the states : the new geography of American prosperity / Meredith Whitney.

Publication Info. New York : Portfolio/Penguin, 2013.

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 Axe 3rd Floor Stacks  330.973 W615f 2013    ---  Available
Description viii, 260 pages ; 24 cm
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Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-249) and index.
Contents Part I. The fall -- It starts at home -- Housing revisited -- States gone wild -- Pensions: the debt bomb nobody's talking about -- The negative feedback loop from hell -- The new American poverty -- Part II. The rise -- A new map of prosperity -- State arbitrage -- David takes on Goliath: new political precedents -- The way forward.
Summary Reveals how cities and states are suffering from a more dramatic economic decline than most people realize, predicting a devastating imminent municipal crisis while sharing recommendations for preventing a broader catastrophe.
Subject United States -- Economic conditions -- 2009-
U.S. states -- Economic conditions.
United States -- Economic policy -- 2009-
U.S. states -- Economic policy.
Recessions -- United States.
Financial crises -- United States.
ISBN 9781591845706
159184570X

 
    
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