Beyond our means why America spends while the world saves - Garon, Sheldon M.; ebrary, Inc. (Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 2012)
The origins of saving in the Western world -- Organizing thrift in the age of nation-states -- America the exceptional -- Japanese traditions of diligence and thrift -- Saving for the new Japan -- Mobilizing for the Great War -- Save now, buy later : World War II and beyond -- "Luxury is the enemy" : Japan in peace and war -- Postwar Japan's national salvation -- Exporting thrift, or the myth of "Asian values" -- "There is money. Spend it" : America since 1945 -- Keep on saving? : questions for the twenty-first century.
"A Princeton University Press e-book"--Cover.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic reproduction.
Keywords: Saving and investment; Thriftiness -- United States; Thriftiness -- Asia; Capital movements; Electronic books