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A History of the Federal Reserve, Volume 2: Book 1, 1951-1969
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A History of the Federal Reserve, Volume 2: Book 1, 1951-1969 Hardcover - 2007 - 1st Edition

by Allan H. Meltzer


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Allan H. Meltzer s critically acclaimed history of the Federal Reserve is the most ambitious, most intensive, and most revealing investigation of the subject ever conducted. Its first volume, published to widespread critical acclaim in 2003, spanned the period from the institution s founding in 1913 to the restoration of its independence in 1951. This two-part second volume of the history chronicles the evolution and development of this institution from the Treasury Federal Reserve accord in 1951 to the mid-1980s, when the great inflation ended. It reveals the inner workings of the Fed during a period of rapid and extensive change. An epilogue discusses the role of the Fed in resolving our current economic crisis and the needed reforms of the financial system.

In rich detail, drawing on the Federal Reserve s own documents, Meltzer traces the relation between its decisions and economic and monetary theory, its experience as an institution independent of politics, and its role in tempering inflation. He explains, for example, how the Federal Reserve s independence was often compromised by the active policy-making roles of Congress, the Treasury Department, different presidents, and even White House staff, who often pressured the bank to take a short-term view of its responsibilities. With an eye on the present, Meltzer also offers solutions for improving the Federal Reserve, arguing that as a regulator of financial firms and lender of last resort, it should focus more attention on incentives for reform, medium-term consequences, and rule-like behavior for mitigating financial crises. Less attention should be paid, he contends, to command and control of the markets and the noise of quarterly data.

At a time when the United States finds itself in an unprecedented financial crisis, Meltzer s fascinating history will be the source of record for scholars and policy makers navigating an uncertain economic future."

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  • Title A History of the Federal Reserve, Volume 2: Book 1, 1951-1969
  • Author Allan H. Meltzer
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition number 1st
  • Edition 1
  • Pages 682
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher University of Chicago Press, Chicago, IL
  • Date December 30, 2007
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780226520018 / 0226520013
  • Weight 2.35 lbs (1.07 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.1 x 6.2 x 1.7 in (23.11 x 15.75 x 4.32 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects United States, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
  • Dewey Decimal Code 332.110

About the author

Allan H. Meltzer is the Allan H. Meltzer University Professor of Political Economy at Carnegie Mellon University and a distinguished visiting fellow of the Hoover Institution.
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