Fed power
Jacobs, Lawrence R.
creator
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King, Desmond S.
author.
text
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Electronic books.
nyu
2016
monographic
eng
viii, 252 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
"Fed Power reveals how America's central bank undermined democratic accountability and widened economic inequality. It traces the Fed's historic rise to unparalleled power and capacity on domestic policy and its unilateral decisions during the 2008-9 financial crisis to leverage half of the country's net worth to the benefit of finance"--
Machine generated contents note: -- Chapter 1: Why Fed Power Matters -- Chapter 2: The Rise of the Fed State -- Chapter 3: Concealed Advantage -- Chapter 4: The Fed's Legitimacy Gap -- Chapter 5: Preparing for the Next Financial Crisis.
Lawrence R. Jacobs and Desmond King.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-244) and index.
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Federal Reserve banks
History
Banks and banking, Central
United States
History
Monetary policy
United States
History
Government accountability
United States
History
Equality
United States
History
Democracy
United States
History
332.110973 J.L.F
9780199388967 (hardback)
2015040588
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151214
20260825104049.0
ssj0001602350
eng