The long-term international economic position of the United States / C. Fred Bergsten, editor. - Washington, DC : Peterson Institute for International Economics, c2009. - vi, 83 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. - Special report ; 20. . - Special report (Peterson Institute for International Economics) ; 20. .

Includes bibliographical references and index. "May 2009."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : the global financial crisis and the international economic position of the United States / C. Fred Bergsten -- Long-term fiscal imbalances, US external liabilities, and future living standards / William R. Cline -- International capital flows and the sustainability of the US current account deficit / Catherine L. Mann -- National security risks from accumulation of foreign debt / Adam S. Posen.

Contains four articles that examine the long-term prospects for the economic position of the United States in the international community, focusing on the possible evolution of the account deficit and prospects of receiving foreign financing for the debt. Contains four articles that examine the long-term prospects for the economic position of the United States in the international community, focusing on the possible evolution of the account deficit and prospects of receiving foreign financing for the debt.

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Budget deficits--United States.
Debts, External--United States.
Fiscal policy--United States.
International economic relations--History--21st century.

HJ2052 / .L66 2009