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Jacobs, Lawrence R.

Fed power : how finance wins / Lawrence R. Jacobs and Desmond King. - New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2016]. - viii, 252 p. : ill. ; 25 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: -- Chapter 1: Why Fed Power Matters -- Chapter 2: The Rise of the Fed State -- Chapter 3: Concealed Advantage -- Chapter 4: The Fed's Legitimacy Gap -- Chapter 5: Preparing for the Next Financial Crisis.

"Fed Power reveals how America's central bank undermined democratic accountability and widened economic inequality. It traces the Fed's historic rise to unparalleled power and capacity on domestic policy and its unilateral decisions during the 2008-9 financial crisis to leverage half of the country's net worth to the benefit of finance"--

ISBN: 9780199388967 (hardback)

LCCN: 2015040588

Subjects--Corporate Names:
Sistema de la Reserva Federal (Estados Unidos).

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Federal Reserve banks--History.
Banks and banking, Central--History.--United States
Monetary policy--History.--United States
Government accountability--History.--United States
Equality--History.--United States
Democracy--History.--United States
Bancos centrales--Estados Unidos
Reservas bancarias--Estados Unidos.

LC Class. No.: HG 2563 / J17f 2016

Dewey Class. No.: 332.1/10973