Annotated Bib

Sheldon Parris

English 102

Works Cited

Allen, Michael A., and MATTHEW DIGIUSEPPE. "Tightening The Belt: Sovereign Debt And       Alliance Formation." International Studies Quarterly 57.4 (2013): 647-659. Academic Search Premier. Web. 6 Oct. 2015.

This article talks about how sovereign nations and there debt allows states to maintain stable tax rates. Access to affordable credit will allow a buffer between “political consequences” and “fiscal policy”. Thus being said this article is influencing that states that create alliances will be able to offset a diminished access to credit. This article will be useful in my paper because it goes in depth about states becoming an alliance and what that can do

Breen, Michael, and Iain McMenamin. "Political Institutions, Credible Commitment, And Sovereign Debt In Advanced Economies." International Studies Quarterly 57.4 (2013): 842-854. Academic Search Premier. Web. 20 Oct. 2015.

This article has a large amount of information about how advanced economies, such as the USA, China, and many other countries around the world. It also states points and facts about sovereign debtors and there effects on the global economy. This article is very useful for my paper because it provides information from around the world about how different economies work, thus distinguishing the problems with our.

“China's Total Debt Load Now Over 280% Of GDP." Forbes. Forbes Magazine, n.d. Web. 13 Oct. 2015.

I chose this article from for Forbes not so much for all of the content although it is interesting, but because it goes into detail about GDP. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is primarily the overall size an health of a countries economy. When talking about our national debt, our GDP will come up a lot in my paper, and this article gives a lot of insight on what that is.

Christy, George. THE NATIONAL DEBT: A Primer and A Plan. Florida: Brandenton, 2011. Print.

After looking at the synopsis of the book, I learned that the book was all about the history of federal banking. Since I didn’t have access to the full book, I decided to look into  “Federal Banking” and discovered its role in our national debt.

Dorn, James A. "The Debt Threat: A Risk To U.S.-China Relations?." Brown Journal Of World Affairs 14.2 (2008): 151-164. Academic Search Premier. Web. 6 Oct. 2015.

As we all know China has become the largest debt holder of the United States. I chose this article because it goes into detail about how the debt could cause our peaceful relations to cease. Dorn further talks about strategies to continue peaceful relations and ways to go about paying off trillions of dollars of debt and how economic nationalism will only interfere with that. This article pertains well to my topic because I am explaining why we have so much debt to china, how we got there, and how we can fix it.

Fraser, Steve. "Another Day Older And Deeper In Debt." Raritan 33.2 (2013): 67-82. Academic Search Premier. Web. 20 Oct. 2015.

This is an article that was very interesting and I thought could be a valuable when it comes to the history of America’s national debt and things like that. The main points of this article include things such as what our founding fathers views on national debt along with Alexander Hamilton’s approach on it.

Fouskas, Vassilis K. "Sovereign Debt Crisis And Peripheral Capitalisms." Politicka Misao: Croatian Political Science Review 48.5 (2011): 175-192. Academic Search Premier. Web. 20 Oct. 2015.

This article explains the history of sovereign nations and national debts focusing of the global east, which includes China. The history of Chinas debt is crucial in understanding where they are today, and our relationship with them. It also sheds light on how there economy has grown since the 90’s. This will be a great source to use when it comes to the history aspect of my paper, which in turn will help validate more of my points and reasons.

Glick, Reuven, and Mark Spiegel. "External Imbalances And Adjustment In The Pacific Basin: Conference Summary." Economic Review (03630021) (2006): 82-84. Academic Search Premier. Web. 20 Oct. 2015.

This article goes into detail about the US and China trade deficit. This is interesting because this article is from about 10 years ago, so it will be interesting to see the numbers now and the numbers now. This will benefit my paper when I’m talking about how much more we owe china now compared to 10 years ago.

Johnson, Simon. White House Burning: Our National Debt and Why It Matters to You: New York: 2012. Print.

This book like one of the articles above goes into detail about the fiscal policies that Alexander Hamilton set up in the 1700’s and gives a lot of facts about our national debt from then till now. For example in 2010 national debt was 29000 per person the highest ever recorded except during WWII. This book will offer a lot of good facts for my paper.

Larson, Ann. "We Are All Debtors." South Atlantic Quarterly 112.4 (2013): 812-817. Academic Search Premier. Web. 20 Oct. 2015.

After reading a good bit of this article, I must say it had a lot of good info, but was worded with words I had never heard before, which made it hard.  However after understanding the majority of it talks mostly about SPE (Special Entities) and public debt. Both are very broad but will provide a nice help when it comes to the outline of my paper.

Mcculloch, J. Huston. "An Improved Balanced Budget Amendment." Independent Review 17.2 (2012): 219-225. Academic Search Premier. Web. 20 Oct. 2015.

In 2012 our national debt was 15.4 trillion, increasing nearly 6 trillion dollars in 2009. Thus meaning 2 trillion dollar debt increase between those years on avg. This will be a great source to strengthen my argument, since China is large contributor.

Michael. "Government Set to Default Weeks Earlier Than Forecast." The New York Times. The New York Times, 01 Oct. 2015. Web. 13 Oct. 2015.

This newspaper article talks about debt limits and what our country can sustain. Which currently we cant sustain what we are at, meaning it needs to turn around. If it gets to 20 trillion there will be a lot of problems. This article will help me create a capturing intro and thesis.

Pisano, Mark. "New Rules And New Realities: National Renewal And Fiscal Sustainability In The Twenty-First Century." National Civic Review 101.1 (2012): 4-7. Academic Search Premier. Web. 20 Oct. 2015.

This article kind of refers to one of the previous one about fiscal sustainability in the 21^st century. It also gives ways to get back on track and improve our national economy. This is probably my favorite source I have and will be the most help when writing my paper. Its peer reviewed which is even better.

 Sharma, Shalendra D. "China As The World's Creditor And The United States As The World's Debtor." China Perspectives 2010.4 (2010): 100-115. Academic Search Premier. Web. 6 Oct. 2015.

In 2006 USA became the worlds largest debtor in the world, and China became the worlds largest creditor. This is crucial to my topic and has lots of desatils about why that happened. One thing I found that is unreal is that china loans us money to turn around and buy their products.

Steinbock, Dan. "The Great Triangle Drama: The Euro Zone Debt Crisis, The U.S. Fiscal Cliff, And Chinese Growth Prospects." American Foreign Policy Interests 35.2 (2013): 108-118. Academic Search Premier. Web. 20 Oct. 2015.

This article talks about the “Great Triangle Drama” Which is the US, Many countries in Europe and China, and how the debt correlates. This article on how china is looking to build equity with less growth prospects. This is important when talking bout Chinas future plans in my paper.

"U.S. Budget Deficit Rose in July, but 8-Year Low Is Expected for Year." The New York Times. The New York Times.  12 Aug. 2015. Web. 13 Oct. 2015.

This newspaper article was releases in August of 2015, with figures that may look promising. This year is the lowest deficit in the last 8 years, but only by 1.1%. Thus meaning it could be a fluke or could not be. The reason I’m using this source is because of the info about our budget.

“U.S. Debt And Soverign Wealth Funds." Brown Journal Of World Affairs 14.2 (2008): 175-181. Academic Search Premier. Web. 20 Oct. 2015.

This article is an interview which talks about external debt, meaning foreign affairs, and how they are affecting our economy. He talks about the impact of the issues and implements new ideas and staregies to turn this around. This will also be a part of my thesis and intro.

Velk, Thomas, Olivia Gong, and Ariel S. N. Zuckerbrot. "A Trans-Pacific Partnership." Antitrust Bulletin 60.1 (2015): 4-13. Academic Search Premier. Web. 20 Oct. 2015.

This article makes an argument about a non-political partnership between US and China and what major economical problems each country is facing. This article will be a large help to my overall body paragraphs, and providing great arguments.

Woods, Ngaire. "Whose Aid? Whose Influence? China, Emerging Donors And The Silent Revolution In Development Assistance." International Affairs 84.6 (2008): 1205-1221. Academic Search Premier. Web. 6 Oct. 2015

This article talks about the foreign aid of many countries including China and how they are looking to change some “economic rules” overseas which could have a large effect on how we do business with them. This will help make a great conclusion in my paper.

  Yang, Chan. "China To Europe's Rescue: "Benevolent Generosity" Or "Financial Machiavellianism"?." China Perspectives 2011.3 (2011): 86-87. Academic Search Premier. Web. 6 Oct. 2015.

This article is about how China is not only helping the U.S and hurting us at the same time, but how now Europe is now becoming more and more in debt tot them as well. This will help provide me with information about the economical strength of China.