The Federal Reserve System : a history
Record details
- ISBN: 9780786418800 (softcover : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 078641880X (softcover : alk. paper)
-
Physical Description:
viii, 215 p. ; 23 cm.
print - Publisher: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2004.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-209) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | U.S. banking before the Federal Reserve -- The Aldrich-Vreeland Act prevents a panic in 1914 -- Original uncertainty regarding exercise of Fed authority -- The Federal Reserve's role in World War I -- The discovery of a new tool for the Federal Reserve -- The Fed in the 1920s -- The Fed in the 1929-1933 contraction -- Policy changes in the Roosevelt Administration -- The Fed's role in World War II -- The Fed between World War II and the Korean War -- The Korean War and the accord with the Treasury -- "Bills only" as an act of independence -- Operation twist and President Kennedy's tax cut -- Chairman Martin's battle with President Johnson over inflation -- Nixon replaces Martin with Burns and inflicts price controls on the economy -- Supply shocks in the 1970s make unemployment and inflation worse -- Carter replaces Burns with Miller and inflation worsens -- The Volcker era begins and the Fed gets control over all banks -- Volcker's Fed slows inflation at a cost -- Volcker is reappointed but there are changes on the board -- The Greenspan era begins -- The Fed's response to the thrift crisis -- Economists dominate the board under Greenspan -- Changes in the Fed's operating procedure after the 1980s. |
Search for related items by subject
Subject: | Federal Reserve banks Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.) |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
Show Only Available Copies
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kirtland Community College Library | HG 2563 .W455 2004 | 30775305458045 | General Collection | Available | - |