Axilrod, S. H.

Inside the Fed : monetary policy and its management, Martin through Greenspan to Bernanke / Stephen H. Axilrod. - Rev. ed. - Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c2011. - viii, 225 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Overview of policy management and managers -- In Bill Martin's time -- Arthur Burns and the struggle against inflation -- The Miller interlude -- Paul Volcker and the victory over inflation -- The Greenspan years, from stability to crisis -- Bernanke and the response to the great credit crisis -- The Fed and its image -- Concluding remarks -- Appendix A: chronology of federal reserve system chairmen and U.S. presidents -- Appendix B: key economic objectives and monetary policy indicators.

9780262015622 (hardcover : alk. paper) 0262015625 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (United States)


Monetary policy--United States.
Banks and banking, Central--United States.
Federal Reserve banks.

HG501 / .A95 2011

339.5/30973