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  The American Presidents Series: Book 7

  Andrew Jackson

  by Sean Wilentz

  The towering figure who remade American politics—the champion of the ordinary citizen and the scourge of entrenched privilege      The Founding Fathers espoused a republican government, but they were distrustful of the common people, having designed a constitutional system that would temper popular passions. But as the revolutionary generation passed from the scene in the 1820s, a new movement, based on the... (more)
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  Statecrafting Monetary Authority

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  The Panic of 1907

  Lessons Learned from the Market's Perfect Storm

  by Sean D. Carr, Robert F. Bruner

  "Before reading The Panic of 1907 , the year 1907 seemed like a long time ago and a different world. The authors, however, bring this story alive in a fast-moving book, and the reader sees how events of that time are very relevant for today's financial world. In spite of all of our advances, including a stronger monetary system and modern tools for managing risk, Bruner and Carr help us understand that we are not... (more)
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  Monetary Policy Strategy

  by Frederic S. Mishkin

  This book by a leading authority on monetary policy offers a unique view of the subject from the perspectives of both scholar and practitioner. Frederic Mishkin is not only an academic expert in the field but also has been a high-level policymaker. He is especially well positioned to discuss the changes in the conduct of monetary policy in recent years, in particular the turn to inflation targeting. Monetary... (more)
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  Currency boards in retrospect and prospect

  by Holger C. Wolf, Atish R. Ghosh, Helge Berger, Anne-Marie Gulde

  Currency boards, more so than other exchange rate regimes, have come in and out of fashion. Defined by a fixed exchange rate with full convertibility, central bank liabilities backed with foreign exchange reserves, and a high cost of exiting the regime, currency boards were common in colonial times—until most were cast off as countries gained independence after World War II. In the 1990s, currency boards enjoyed a... (more)
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  A History of the Bank of China: 1912-1949, Condensed Edition (The Editorial Committee on The History of Bank of China)

  by The Editorial Committee on The History of Bank of China

  Ever since it was established in 1912, sanctioned by Dr. Sun Yat-sen, the Bank of China has been in existence. With the founding of the New China the early years of the bank differed completely from its later periods. Today the bank is a state-owned commercial bank, a socialist financial enterprise as well as renowned major international bank. This book is a condensed format in order to disseminate the... (more)
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  Aftershock

  Protect Yourself and Profit in the Next Global Financial Meltdown

  by David Wiedemer, Robert A. Wiedemer, Cindy Spitzer

  A practical guide to preparing for the next phase of the financial meltdown From the authors who were the first to predict Phase I of our current economic downturn-in their landmark 2006 book, America's Bubble Economy -comes their insightful sequel discussing their predictions for the next phase of the Bubble Economy. It may seem like the worst has come and gone, but it hasn't. With their proven... (more)
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  The Price of Inequality

  How Today's Divided Society Endangers Our Future

  by Joseph E. Stiglitz

  A forceful argument against America's vicious circle of growing inequality by the Nobel Prize–winning economist. The top 1 percent of Americans control 40 percent of the nation’s wealth. And, as Joseph E. Stiglitz explains, while those at the top enjoy the best health care, education, and benefits of wealth, they fail to realize that “their fate is bound up with how the other 99 percent live.” Stiglitz draws... (more)