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Keeping at it : the quest for sound money and good government / Paul A. Volcker with Christine Harper.

Publisher's description: As chairman of the Federal Reserve (1979-1987), Paul Volcker slayed the inflation dragon that was consuming the American economy and restored the world's faith in central bankers. That extraordinary feat was just one pivotal episode in a decades-long career serving...

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Main Authors: Volcker, Paul A. (Author), Harper, Christine (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : PublicAffairs, 2018.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Volcker, Paul A.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.) > Officials and employees > Biography.
Economists > United States > Biography.
Monetary policy > United States > History > 20th century.
United States > Economic policy > 1971-1981.
United States > Economic policy > 1981-1993.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.)
Economic policy.
Economists.
Employees.
Monetary policy.
United States.
Nonfiction.
Biography.
History.
Autobiographies.
Table of Contents:
  • The wise old parrot
  • Growing up
  • Getting an education
  • Early experience
  • Off to Washington
  • "The best job in the world"
  • Monetary reform frustrated
  • Back to the beginning
  • Attacking inflation
  • Financial crises, domestic and international
  • Unfinished business : repairing the financial system
  • After the Fed
  • Mr. Chairman in several guises
  • The search for integrity
  • Setting standards
  • The new financial world : breakdown and reform
  • The three verities
  • Credit where credit is due.

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