List of Figures
List of Tables
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: Theoretical Foundations for America's Fiscal Constitution
Chapter 2: A New Era of Fiscal Rules
Chapter 3: Fiscal Rules in Euroland Revisited
Chapter 4: Abandoning America's Fiscal Constitution
Chapter 5: A Nation Under-Water
Chapter 6: Fiscal Rules in America: A Critique
Chapter 7: New Fiscal Rules for America
Chapter 8: Our Fiscal Future: A Road to Serfdom or Freedom?
Chapter 9: A Roadmap to Restore America's Fiscal Constitution
Chapter 10: Reopening the Constitutional Road to a Balanced Budget Amendment
Appendix A
Appendix B
References
About the Authors

This book proposes new fiscal rules to address the debt crisis, including a balanced budget amendment and a deficit-debt brake. It estimates the impact of the proposed rules on the economy over the next two decades.

By John Merrifield and Barry W. Poulson