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1 online resource (1 volume) |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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A PERSONAL NOTE; ONWARD; 1 GREENSPAN AND THE MYTH OF HIS PURITY; 2 ADAM SMITH, FREE MARKETS AND THE GREENSPAN STANDARD; 3 WHEN MARKETS HAVE FAILED, GREENSPAN HAS BEEN ON THE SCENE; 4 THE INDEPENDENCE OF ALAN GREENSPAN AND THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM; 5 FEDSPEAK AND THE INNOCENT HYPOCRISY OF INDEPENDENCE; 6 WHITE HOUSE DEPENDENCE AND THE HYPOCRISY OF PERSONAL INTERFERENCE; 7 GREENSPANMAIL REDEFINES THE NEW DEMOCRATS; 8 FED AND WHITE HOUSE DEPENDENCE ON WALL STREET INVESTMENT BANKERS; 9 THE FABLE OF THE GOLDILOCKS ECONOMY; 10 THE WOLF AT THE DOOR OF ORDINARY WORKERS. |
| Summary |
There is an endless supply of rave reviews for Alan Greenspan and the Fed. This is due to Greenspan's political manipulations, the reluctance of politicians to challenge the Federal Reserve, the press corps' willingness to trade glowing reviews for access, and private economists with ambitions of becoming Fed Governors. With Greenspan's announced retirement, the devastating effects of Fed actions are mounting. Even as institutional reforms are suggested, it is shown how they have been blocked by an ideology favored by financial wealth-holders at the expense of wage labor. This thought-p. |
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English. |
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Greenspan, Alan, 1926-
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Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.)
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Greenspan, Alan, 1926- (OCoLC)fst00035767 |
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Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.) (OCoLC)fst00528659 |
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Government economists -- United States -- Biography.
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Monetary policy -- United States.
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United States -- Economic policy -- 1981-1993.
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United States -- Economic policy -- 1993-2001.
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United States -- Economic policy -- 2001-
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Banks & Banking. |
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Economic policy. (OCoLC)fst00902025 |
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Government economists. (OCoLC)fst00945306 |
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Monetary policy. (OCoLC)fst01025230 |
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155 |
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Since 1981 |
| ISBN |
9812567607 (electronic bk.) |
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9789812567604 (electronic bk.) |
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9789812566065 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
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9812566066 (pbk. ; alk. paper) |
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