Do they walk on water? : Federal Reserve chairmen and the Fed /
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Westport, Conn. :
Praeger,
2009.
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Table of Contents:
- Setting the stage
- Monetary policy around the world
- The Fed and its policies
- Four decades of data that tell a story
- The five recent chairmen : an overview
- Arthur Burns (February 1, 1970-January 31, 1978)
- G. William Miller (March 8, 1978-August 6, 1979)
- Paul Volcker (August 6, 1979-August 11, 1987)
- Alan Greenspan (August 11, 1987-January 31, 2006)
- Ben S. Bernanke (from February 1, 2006)
- The need for preventive regulation
- Learning from the past to improve the future
- A bigger-picture perspective
- Concluding thoughts and recommendations.