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Defusing democracy
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Delia M. Boylan |
"Many of today's new democracies are constrained by institutional forms designed by previous authoritarian rulers. In this timely and provocative study, Delia M. Boylan traces the emergence of these … |
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Lords of finance
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Liaquat Ahamed |
With penetrating insights for today, this vital history of the world economic collapse of the late 1920s offers unforgettable portraits of the four men whose personal and professional actions as head… |
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In Fed we trust
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David Wessel |
Fall of the economy, and how we could have saved it. |
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Central bank independence, accountability, and transparency
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Bernard Laurens |
In the context of the current global financial crisis, where central banks have taken a key role in preserving systemic stability, this book brings together the three pillars of central bank governan… |
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Central banks as economic institutions
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Jean-Philippe Touffut |
"This book examines from a transatlantic perspective how the central bank has become the bank of banks. Thirteen distinguished economists and central bankers have been brought together to evaluate ho… |
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Why save the bankers?
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Thomas Piketty |
Shares incisive commentary on the financial meltdown and its aftermath, counseling democratic societies on how to avoid the practices that have led to unregulated markets and economic inequality. |
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Lords of finance
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Liaquat Ahamed |
With penetrating insights for today, this vital history of the world economic collapse of the late 1920s offers portraits of four men--Montagu Norman, Amile Hilaire Emile Moreau, Hjalmar Horace Greel… |
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McCulloch v. Maryland
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Bonnie Pettifor |
Examines the Supreme Court case of 1819 in which the issue of state right came to bear on banking practices of the Bank of the United States in Maryland. |
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End the Fed
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Ron Paul |
In the post-meltdown world, it is irresponsible, ineffective, and ultimately useless to have a serious economic debate without considering and challenging the role of the Federal Reserve. Most peopl… |
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Banking on reform
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William Bernhard |
"In the recent past, most industrial democracies have drastically transformed their monetary policy institutions, making their central banks more independent of direct political control. New Zealand … |
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