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Banks and Politics in America
Bray Hammond
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Description for Banks and Politics in America
Paperback. Offers an account of how banking evolved in the United States in the context of the nation's political and social development. This book highlights not only the influence politicians exercised over banking but also how banking drove political interests and created political coalitions. Num Pages: 784 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; 3JH; KCZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 47. Weight in Grams: 1171.
This is a book about politics and banks and history. Yet politicians who read it will see that the author is not a politician, bankers who read it will see that he is not a banker, and historians that he is not an historian. Economists will see that he is not an economist and lawyers that he is not a lawyer. With this rather cryptic and exhaustive disclaimer, Bray Hammond began his classic investigation into the role of banking in the formation of American society. Hammond, who was assistant secretary of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System ... Read more
This is a book about politics and banks and history. Yet politicians who read it will see that the author is not a politician, bankers who read it will see that he is not a banker, and historians that he is not an historian. Economists will see that he is not an economist and lawyers that he is not a lawyer. With this rather cryptic and exhaustive disclaimer, Bray Hammond began his classic investigation into the role of banking in the formation of American society. Hammond, who was assistant secretary of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
784
Condition
New
Number of Pages
784
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691005539
SKU
V9780691005539
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About Bray Hammond
Bray Hammond (1886-1968) was Assistant Secretary of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System from 1944 to 1950.
Reviews for Banks and Politics in America
"Hammond writes engagingly and his work is a happy blend of diligent research and spirited recitals... We have here an excellent account of the evolution toward a uniform paper currency based on Federal credit and a national banking law."
The Bankers Magazine "Hammond offers some shrewd insights not only into the interaction between monetary policy and politics but also into the ... Read more
The Bankers Magazine "Hammond offers some shrewd insights not only into the interaction between monetary policy and politics but also into the ... Read more