Examines the decline in saving in the United States over the past quarter-century. Is it a statistical artifact of the official measure of saving? Why don't Americans save? What are the consequences for economic growth, the performance of the aggregate economy, and policy goals? - Provided by...

Provides analysis of how campaign finance and spending shaped the historic presidential and congressional races of 2008; latest in a series of volumes on the costs and trends of campaign finance published since 1960. - Provided by publisher