The Federal Reserve : what everyone needs to know

Summary: Axelrod draws on his years of experience in the Federal Reserve System to answer questions that cover the legal basis for the Fed, the specific powers available to it, and how these powers are employed in practice. He shows how entwined the nation's monetary policy is with the overall political, social, and financial environment, as well as fiscal and other macro-economic policies both in the United States and abroad.

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ISBN: 9780199934492 (updf)
ISBN: 0199934479 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN: 9780199934478 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN: 0199934487 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN: 9780199934485 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Physical Description: xiii, 141 pages : illustrations, map ; 21 cm
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Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Introduction -- The Fed's organization for policy -- Basic monetary policy objectives -- Instruments of monetary policy -- The formulation and communication of monetary policy -- The Fed's role, other domestic policies, and conditions abroad -- The Fed's two great postwar crises -- Conclusion.