LEADER 04487nam 2200781 a 450 001 9910462969803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a9786613290908 010 $a1-283-29090-1 010 $a1-4008-3940-8 024 7 $a10.1515/9781400839407 035 $a(CKB)2670000000359318 035 $a(EBL)784530 035 $a(OCoLC)758378012 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000554413 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11377647 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000554413 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10512450 035 $a(PQKB)11559088 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000968815 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12431480 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000968815 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10985400 035 $a(PQKB)11659184 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC784530 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse37008 035 $a(DE-B1597)447307 035 $a(OCoLC)979905267 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781400839407 035 $a(PPN)170247252 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL784530 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10503244 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL329090 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000359318 100 $a20110610d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|||||||nn|n 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aBeyond our means$b[electronic resource] $ewhy America spends while the world saves /$fSheldon Garon 205 $aCourse Book 210 $aPrinceton, N.J. $cPrinceton University Press$dc2012 215 $a1 online resource (494 p.) 300 $a"A Princeton University Press e-book"--Cover. 311 $a0-691-13599-1 311 $a0-691-15958-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aThe 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. 330 $aIf the financial crisis has taught us anything, it is that Americans save too little, spend too much, and borrow excessively. What can we learn from East Asian and European countries that have fostered enduring cultures of thrift over the past two centuries? Beyond Our Means tells for the first time how other nations aggressively encouraged their citizens to save by means of special savings institutions and savings campaigns. The U.S. government, meanwhile, promoted mass consumption and reliance on credit, culminating in the global financial meltdown. Many economists believe people save according to universally rational calculations, saving the most in their middle years as they plan for retirement, and saving the least in welfare states. In reality, Europeans save at high rates despite generous welfare programs and aging populations. Americans save little, despite weaker social safety nets and a younger population. Tracing the development of such behaviors across three continents from the nineteenth century to today, this book highlights the role of institutions and moral suasion in shaping habits of saving and spending. It shows how the encouragement of thrift was not a relic of indigenous traditions but a modern movement to confront rising consumption. Around the world, messages to save and spend wisely confronted citizens everywhere--in schools, magazines, and novels. At the same time, in America, businesses and government normalized practices of living beyond one's means. Transnational history at its most compelling, Beyond Our Means reveals why some nations save so much and others so little.Some images inside the book are unavailable due to digital copyright restrictions. 606 $aSaving and investment 606 $aThriftiness$zUnited States 606 $aThriftiness$zAsia 606 $aCapital movements 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aSaving and investment. 615 0$aThriftiness 615 0$aThriftiness 615 0$aCapital movements. 676 $a339.4/3 700 $aGaron$b Sheldon M$0649876 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910462969803321 996 $aBeyond our means$92469139 997 $aUNINA