In this collection of critical surveys the reader is provided with a range of up-to-date work from some of the leading scholars in the area, writing on private and public sector aspects of savings and wealth accumulation. * A survey of savings and wealth accumulation which are important dimensions of research and policy debates * Discusses the measurement of genuine savings and sustainability, the estimation of wealth inequality, and recent developments in consumer credit and defaults * Evaluates the impact of student loans on financial well-being, people's retirement decisions, and the impact of pension reform * Considers the distribution of wealth across generations and the importance of accurately measuring government debt, the rise of sovereign wealth funds and Islamic banking and finance