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"Arms, Revenue, and Entitlements: U.S. Deficits in the Cold War, 1945-1991 explores how defense, tax, and entitlement policies caused the U.S. government to become deficit normative during the Cold War era, arguing that only a comprehensive program can rein in deficits in the twenty-first century."

Arms, Revenue, and Entitlements: U.S. Deficits in the Cold War, 1945-1991 explores how defense, tax, and entitlement policies caused the U.S. government to become deficit normative during the Cold War era, arguing that only a comprehensive program can rein in deficits in the twenty-first century.

The money supply in historical perspective -- Beyond monetary policy -- The development of a specie standard -- The U.S. banks and antebellum panics -- Greenbacks, gold, and silver purchases -- The national banking system -- Reform proposals and legislation -- The early Federal Reserve -- The Great Depression -- Postwar adjustments -- The great inflation -- The Fiat era -- Industrial and foreign exchange policy options -- The need for efficiency -- EDAS I-- EDAS II -- EDAS III -- CNF -- EDAS IV -- ESF -- Monetary policy outflow/inflow -- Market stability -- Glossary -- Bibliography