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The Resource Central banking in a democracy : the Federal Reserve and its alternatives, John H. Wood

Central banking in a democracy : the Federal Reserve and its alternatives, John H. Wood

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The Federal Reserve System, which has been Congress's agent for the control of money since 1913, has a mixed reputation. Its errors have been huge. It was the principal cause of the Great Depression of the 1930s and the inflation of the 1970s, and participated in the massive bailouts of financial institutions at taxpayers' expense during the recent Great Recession.This book is a study of the causes of the Fed's errors, with lessons for an improved monetary authority, beginning with an examination of the history of central banks, in which it is found that their performance depended on their inc
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eng
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1 online resource (pages cm)
Contents
  • Introduction
  • Early central banks
  • Central banking in the United States, 1847-1913
  • The Federal Reserve sysyem, 1913-51
  • The Federal Reserve, 1951-99
  • The Great Recession
  • Bank regulation
  • Conclusion : the necessity and possibility of replacing the Fed
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9781138016392
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Central banking in a democracy : the Federal Reserve and its alternatives
Title
Central banking in a democracy
Title remainder
the Federal Reserve and its alternatives
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John H. Wood
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Language
eng
Summary
The Federal Reserve System, which has been Congress's agent for the control of money since 1913, has a mixed reputation. Its errors have been huge. It was the principal cause of the Great Depression of the 1930s and the inflation of the 1970s, and participated in the massive bailouts of financial institutions at taxpayers' expense during the recent Great Recession.This book is a study of the causes of the Fed's errors, with lessons for an improved monetary authority, beginning with an examination of the history of central banks, in which it is found that their performance depended on their inc
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332.1/10973
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LC call number
HG2565
LC item number
.W65 2014
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
dictionaries
Series statement
Routledge Explorations in Economic History
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Central banking in a democracy : the Federal Reserve and its alternatives, John H. Wood
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Contents
Introduction -- Early central banks -- Central banking in the United States, 1847-1913 -- The Federal Reserve sysyem, 1913-51 -- The Federal Reserve, 1951-99 -- The Great Recession -- Bank regulation -- Conclusion : the necessity and possibility of replacing the Fed
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ocn893708771
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1 online resource (pages cm)
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online
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9781138016392
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