Federal Reserve System

An Encyclopedia

AvRik W. Hafer

Inbunden, Engelska, 2005

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Beskrivning

The Federal Reserve System, founded in 1913, is recognized as one of the most influential policy-making bodies in the United States. Its duties including managing the country's monetary policy, regulating and supervising banks, and monitoring the financial system, set it apart from other government agencies. Hafer provides a comprehensive explanation of the Federal Reserve System, describing its structure and process, policies, people, and key events.Arranged alphabetically, over 250 entries define and describe topics related to the Fed and United States monetary policy, including Alan Greenspan, Black Monday of 1929, Euro, Federal Reserve Act of 1913, Prime rate, and Treasury financing. Numerous appendices supplement the A-to- Z entries, providing insight into the secretive and powerful Federal Reserve Bank, the keepers of America's monetary system.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2005-07-30
Mått:178 x 254 x 31 mm
Vikt:1 162 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:488
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9780313328398

Utforska kategorier

Finansiering inom Ekonomi och Ledarskap

Mer om författaren

R. W. Hafer is Professor and Chair of the Department of Economics and Finance at Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville. He served as Research Officer with the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis for ten years. He has published widely on monetary policy and financial markets in publications including the Wall Street Journal.

Recensioner i media

This encyclopedia's contents range across Federal Reserve operations and how monetary policy functions in the United States. Hafer includes entries on topics that affect how monetary policy is conducted, such as real business cycle theory. Similar entries are tied to monetary policy, regulatory oversight duties, or how the Federal Reserve System operates. The author presents complex economic and monetary issues or concepts in terms understandable to the general reader, and the introduction provides an historical overview of the system's development….[c]ould easily serve as the sole resource for school libraries (particularly elementary and intermediate schools) and small public libraries. Highly recommended. Academic libraries serving first- and second-year students, and general readers; public and school libraries.

Innehållsförteckning

List of EntriesPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroductionThe EncyclopediaAppendix A: The Federal Reserve ActAppendix B: Membership of the Board of Governors: 1913-2004Appendix C: Federal Reserve Regulations