The Decline of Thrift in America: Our Cultural Shift from Saving to Spending by David M. Tucker
Praeger | November 30, 1990 | English | ISBN: 0275936856 | 208 pages | DJVU | 1 MB
From the beginning of our nation's history, with the Puritan and Protestant work ethics, through the 1950s, thrift was considered an important virtue, both with regard to the moral fiber of the country and as a support for its continuing economic well-being.