TY - BOOK AU - Jacobs,Lawrence R. AU - King,Desmond S. TI - Fed power : SN - 9780199388967 (hardback) U1 - 332.110973 23 PY - 2016///] CY - New York, NY PB - Oxford University Press KW - Federal Reserve banks KW - History KW - Banks and banking, Central KW - United States KW - Monetary policy KW - Government accountability KW - Equality KW - Democracy KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-244) and index; 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; License restrictions may limit access N2 - "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"-- ER -