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The Federal Reserve
Stephen H. Axilrod
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Description for The Federal Reserve
Paperback. The Federal Reserve: What Everyone Needs to Know is about how things work in practice for the Fed: how it makes decisions, what actions it takes, and the actual effects it has on the economy and society. Series: What Everyone Needs to Know. Num Pages: 160 pages, 10 b&w line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KCL; KCP; KFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 210 x 11. Weight in Grams: 174.
The Federal Reserve System--the central bank of the United States, better known as The Fed--has never been more controversial. Criticism has reached such levels that Congressman Ron Paul, contender for the Republican presidential nomination in 2012, published End the Fed, with blurbs from musician Arlo Guthrie and actor Vince Vaughn. And yet, amid a slow economy and partisan gridlock, the Fed has never been more important. Stephen H. Axilrod explains this influential agency-its powers, operations, how it sets policy-in The Federal Reserve, a timely addition to Oxford's acclaimed series What Everyone Needs to Know. Of the two major governmental ... Read more
The Federal Reserve System--the central bank of the United States, better known as The Fed--has never been more controversial. Criticism has reached such levels that Congressman Ron Paul, contender for the Republican presidential nomination in 2012, published End the Fed, with blurbs from musician Arlo Guthrie and actor Vince Vaughn. And yet, amid a slow economy and partisan gridlock, the Fed has never been more important. Stephen H. Axilrod explains this influential agency-its powers, operations, how it sets policy-in The Federal Reserve, a timely addition to Oxford's acclaimed series What Everyone Needs to Know. Of the two major governmental ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Series
What Everyone Needs to Know
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780199934478
SKU
V9780199934478
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Ref
99-28
About Stephen H. Axilrod
Former Staff Director for Monetary and Financial Policy and Staff Director and Secretary of the Federal Open Market Committee, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
Reviews for The Federal Reserve
"This is a small book but it contains a great deal of useful information... An excellent book for anyone wanting a readable introduction to the history and operations of the Federal Reserve System. Summing Up: Highly recommended."
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