-Titulo Original : The Federal Reserve And The Financial Crisis
-Fabricante :
Princeton University Press
-Descripcion Original:
Review One of China Business News’ Financial Books of the Year for 2014Anyone interested in a primer on recent financial history will likely find Bernankes book to be worthwhile reading. Publishers WeeklyThe lectures are consistently lucid and informal . . . and above all intelligent and interesting. . . . [I]t would be difficult to find a better short and not very technical account of what went wrong, and of how the Fed (and the Treasury) managed to keep it from getting much worse.---Robert Solow, New RepublicReaders who are not fans of the Fed chairman and his Keynesian, fiat-money policies should find as much of interest here as those who are; its the sort of primary-source book that investors will scrutinize, politicians will seize on, pundits will plunder and generations of scholars will analyse. . . . [The Federal Reserve and the Financial Crisis] brings what Bernanke said in the classroom to a vastly larger audience; now, its up to the readers of varying political and economic persuasions to make what they will of his behind-the-scenes account.---Alan Wallace, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewThis book is, in short, not just an excellent guide to the Fed and its response to the financial crisis, but also constitutes an important document of its time, a reflection that central banks can do some very effective short-term anti-crisis measures, but they cannot be miracle workers.---Harold James, Central Banking JournalThe lectures, and Bernankes answers to students questions, are uniformly erudite, elegant and concise. Perhaps, the most arresting aspect of the lectures is the fascinating insight they provide into the thinking and motivation of the worlds most powerful central banker.---Selwyn Cornish, Economic RecordThe author examines what the Federal Reserve was intended to accomplish, how it performed its statutory task as it evolved over time and the special functions of the lender-of-last-resort that have been called upon during the financial crisis. These lectures provide a useful primer on matters not often presented in such a comprehensive or unequivocal way. Bernankes reputation is often identified with his expertise on the Great Depression. Here, he presents himself differently, as a practitioner of central banking. . . . A great introduction to the functioning of central banking for general readers. Kirkus ReviewsThis important book deserves to be read widely both because Bernanke admirably explains the Fed and its actions and because his authorship provides a window into his thinking as one of the worlds most powerful financial figures. Library JournalIn March 2012, Ben Bernanke, chairman of the US Federal Reserve, gave four guest lectures at George Washington University. This slim volume--at only 130 pages, comfortably finished in the time it takes to watch a TV movie--comprises those lectures apparently almost verbatim, with a few astute audience questions and answers at the end of each. . . . This is easy reading. Financial WorldThe Federal Reserve and the Financial Crisis . . . provides a useful tutorial on the workings of an institution in its most difficult hour. For that reason alone, it makes an important contribution to the historical record.---Marc L. Ross, Financial Analysts Journal[T]his is a useful and highly approachable take on the history of central banking and the recent financial crisis. Its worth a read, if only to get a first-person narrative from one of the most important figures in global capital markets.---Carrie Sheffield, Washington Times[F]or those interested in why we have central banks, what led to the 2008 financial crisis and how the nations top officials reacted, there isnt a better primer. . . . This is no boring textbook, despite the occasional chart. Bernanke presents a clear and engaging narrative of the economic history of the United States, while also tackling a few of the perennial anti-Fed bugaboos. . . . One of the books most importa
-Fabricante :
Princeton University Press
-Descripcion Original:
Review One of China Business News’ Financial Books of the Year for 2014Anyone interested in a primer on recent financial history will likely find Bernankes book to be worthwhile reading. Publishers WeeklyThe lectures are consistently lucid and informal . . . and above all intelligent and interesting. . . . [I]t would be difficult to find a better short and not very technical account of what went wrong, and of how the Fed (and the Treasury) managed to keep it from getting much worse.---Robert Solow, New RepublicReaders who are not fans of the Fed chairman and his Keynesian, fiat-money policies should find as much of interest here as those who are; its the sort of primary-source book that investors will scrutinize, politicians will seize on, pundits will plunder and generations of scholars will analyse. . . . [The Federal Reserve and the Financial Crisis] brings what Bernanke said in the classroom to a vastly larger audience; now, its up to the readers of varying political and economic persuasions to make what they will of his behind-the-scenes account.---Alan Wallace, Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewThis book is, in short, not just an excellent guide to the Fed and its response to the financial crisis, but also constitutes an important document of its time, a reflection that central banks can do some very effective short-term anti-crisis measures, but they cannot be miracle workers.---Harold James, Central Banking JournalThe lectures, and Bernankes answers to students questions, are uniformly erudite, elegant and concise. Perhaps, the most arresting aspect of the lectures is the fascinating insight they provide into the thinking and motivation of the worlds most powerful central banker.---Selwyn Cornish, Economic RecordThe author examines what the Federal Reserve was intended to accomplish, how it performed its statutory task as it evolved over time and the special functions of the lender-of-last-resort that have been called upon during the financial crisis. These lectures provide a useful primer on matters not often presented in such a comprehensive or unequivocal way. Bernankes reputation is often identified with his expertise on the Great Depression. Here, he presents himself differently, as a practitioner of central banking. . . . A great introduction to the functioning of central banking for general readers. Kirkus ReviewsThis important book deserves to be read widely both because Bernanke admirably explains the Fed and its actions and because his authorship provides a window into his thinking as one of the worlds most powerful financial figures. Library JournalIn March 2012, Ben Bernanke, chairman of the US Federal Reserve, gave four guest lectures at George Washington University. This slim volume--at only 130 pages, comfortably finished in the time it takes to watch a TV movie--comprises those lectures apparently almost verbatim, with a few astute audience questions and answers at the end of each. . . . This is easy reading. Financial WorldThe Federal Reserve and the Financial Crisis . . . provides a useful tutorial on the workings of an institution in its most difficult hour. For that reason alone, it makes an important contribution to the historical record.---Marc L. Ross, Financial Analysts Journal[T]his is a useful and highly approachable take on the history of central banking and the recent financial crisis. Its worth a read, if only to get a first-person narrative from one of the most important figures in global capital markets.---Carrie Sheffield, Washington Times[F]or those interested in why we have central banks, what led to the 2008 financial crisis and how the nations top officials reacted, there isnt a better primer. . . . This is no boring textbook, despite the occasional chart. Bernanke presents a clear and engaging narrative of the economic history of the United States, while also tackling a few of the perennial anti-Fed bugaboos. . . . One of the books most importa


