A Term At The Fed: An Insider's View

Description: Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title:A Term At The Fed: An Insider's ViewISBN13:9780060542719ISBN10:0060542713Author:Meyer, Laurence H. (Author)Description:As A Governor Of The Federal Reserve Board From 1996 To 2002, Laurence H Meyer Helped Make The Economic Policies That Steered The United States Through Some Of The Wildest And Most Tumultuous Times In Its Recent History Now, In A Term At The Fed, Governor Meyer Provides An Insider's View Of The Fed, The Decisions That Affected Both The U S And World Economies, And The Challenges Inherent In Using Monetary Policy To Guide The Economy When Governor Meyer Was Appointed By President Clinton To Serve On The Federal Reserve Board Of Governors In 1996, The United States Was Entering One Of The Most Prosperous Periods In Its History It Was The Time Of Irrational Exuberance And The Fabled New Economy Soon, However, The Economy Was Tested By The Asian Financial Crisis, The Russian Default And Devaluation, The Collapse Of Long-Term Capital Management, The Bursting Of America's Stock Bubble, And The Terrorist Attacks Of 911 In What Amounts To A Definitive Playbook Of Monetary Policy, Meyer Now Relives The Fed's Closed-Door Debates -- Debates That Questioned How Monetary Policy Should Adapt To The Possibility Of A New Economy, How The Fed Should Respond To Soaring Equity Prices, And Whether The Fed Should Broker The Controversial Private Sector Bailout Of Ltcm, Among Other Issues Meyer Deftly Weaves These Issues With Firsthand Stories About The Personalities Involved, From Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan To The Various Staffers, Governors, Politicians, And Reporters That Populate The World Of The Fed Since The End Of His Term, Meyer Has Continued To Watch The Fed And The World Economy He Believes That We Are Witnessing A Repetition Of Some Of The Events Of The Remarkable 1990S -- Including A Further Acceleration In Productivity And Perhaps Another Bull Market History Does Not Repeat Itself, Yet Meyer Shows Us How The Lessons Learned Yesterday May Help The Fed Shape Policy Today By Weaving Firsthand Stories About The Challenges Of Policy Making, Meyer Takes A Revealing Look At The People And Politics Of The Fed, One Of The World's Most Powerful Institutions, By One Of Its Governors Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:HarperBusinessPublication Date:2006-01-03Weight:0.47 lbsDimensions:0.66'' H x 8.04'' L x 6.12'' WNumber of Pages:264Language:English

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