Secrets of the Temple: How the Federal Reserve Runs the Country
by William Greider
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| ISBN-10: |
0671675567 |
| ISBN-13: |
9780671675561 |
| Publisher: |
Simon & Schuster |
| Category: |
Young Adults |
| Pub. Date: |
January 1989 |
| Pages: |
800 |
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Paperback |
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UNITED STATES_ECONOMIC POLICY_1981-1993 |
Description/Notes |
The inside story of the Federal Reserve System, its powers, and how these powers are wielded. William Greider writes about national affairs for Rolling Stone. He was formerly assistant managing editor for The Washington Post. Greider is author of The Education of David Stockman and Other Americans. He lives in Washington, D.C. This ground-breaking bestseller reveals for the first time how the mighty and mysterious Federal Reserve actually operates--and how it manipulated and transformed both America's economy and the world's during eight crucial years. The NationMay be the most important political book of the decade Washington Post Book WorldMasterful...Monumental...A virtuoso investigative history. The New York Times Book ReviewBreathtaking energy and research... San Francisco Chronicle ReviewSpectacular...A superb, riveting narrative of the development of the U.S. political economy...An informative primer on the origins and nature of money Columbia Journalism ReviewAn awesome achievement...destined to rank as one of the half-dozen best dealing with the Reagan era...a splendid job of reporting...aggressive and insightful. The Wall Street JournalA gripping portrait of American economic civilization...brilliant author...wonderful book... |