Recommended readings (Machine generated): 1. James E. Meade (1958), 'Is the National Debt a Burden?', Oxford Economic Papers, 10 (2), June, 163-83 -- 2. Franco Modigliani (1961), 'Long-Run Implications of Alternative Fiscal Policies and the Burden of the National Debt', Economic Journal, 71...

Contents: Introduction -- 1. A brief history of public debt -- 2. Classical theories of public debt -- 3. Keynesian theories of public debt -- 4. Public choice and public debt -- 5. The limits of public debt -- Conclusion -- Index.