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Central banks are powerful but poorly understood organisations. In 1900 the Bank of Japan was the only central bank to exist outside Europe but over the past century central banking has proliferated. John Singleton here explains how central banks and the profession of central banking have evolved and spread across the globe during this period. He shows that the central banking world has experienced two revolutions in thinking and practice, the first after the depression of the early 1930s, and the second in response to the high inflation of the 1970s and 1980s. In addition, the central banking profession has changed radically. In 1900 the professional central banker was a specialised type of banker, whereas today he or she must also be a sophisticated economist and a public official. Understanding these changes is essential to explaining the role of central banks during the recent global financial crisis.

Banks and banking, Central --- Banques centrales --- History --- Histoire --- -AA / International- internationaal --- 333.111.0 --- 333.80 --- 331.162.21 --- Banker's banks --- Banks, Central --- Central banking --- Central banks --- Banks and banking --- Algemeenheden. Theoretische en beschrijvende studies. Centrale banken. --- Geld-, bank- en kredietpolitiek. Kapitaalmarkt en -rente: algemeenheden. --- Geschiedenis van de centrale banken. --- AA / International- internationaal --- Geschiedenis van de centrale banken --- Algemeenheden. Theoretische en beschrijvende studies. Centrale banken --- Geld-, bank- en kredietpolitiek. Kapitaalmarkt en -rente: algemeenheden --- E-books --- History. --- Arts and Humanities

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Allan H. Meltzer's monumental history of the Federal Reserve System tells the story of one of America's most influential but least understood public institutions. This first volume covers the period from the Federal Reserve's founding in 1913 through the Treasury-Federal Reserve Accord of 1951, which marked the beginning of a larger and greatly changed institution. To understand why the Federal Reserve acted as it did at key points in its history, Meltzer draws on meeting minutes, correspondence, and other internal documents (many made public only during the 1970's) to trace the reasoning behind its policy decisions. He explains, for instance, why the Federal Reserve remained passive throughout most of the economic decline that led to the Great Depression, and how the Board's actions helped to produce the deep recession of 1937 and 1938. He also highlights the impact on the institution of individuals such as Benjamin Strong, governor of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York in the 1920's, who played a key role in the adoption of a more active monetary policy by the Federal Reserve. Meltzer also examines the influence the Federal Reserve has had on international affairs, from attempts to build a new international financial system in the 1920's to the Bretton Woods Agreement of 1944 that established the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, and the failure of the London Economic Conference of 1933. Written by one of the world's leading economists, this magisterial biography of the Federal Reserve and the people who helped shape it will interest economists, central bankers, historians, political scientists, policymakers, and anyone seeking a deep understanding of the institution that controls America's purse strings. "It was 'an unprecedented orgy of extravagance, a mania for speculation, overextended business in nearly all lines and in every section of the country.' An Alan Greenspan rumination about the irrational exuberance of the late 1990's? Try the 1920 annual report of the board of governors of the Federal Reserve. . . . To understand why the Fed acted as it did-at these critical moments and many others-would require years of study, poring over letters, the minutes of meetings and internal Fed documents. Such a task would naturally deter most scholars of economic history but not, thank goodness, Allan Meltzer."-Wall Street Journal "A seminal work that anyone interested in the inner workings of the U. S. central bank should read. A work that scholars will mine for years to come."-John M. Berry, Washington Post "An exceptionally clear story about why, as the ideas that actually informed policy evolved, things sometimes went well and sometimes went badly. . . . One can only hope that we do not have to wait too long for the second installment."-David Laidler, Journal of Economic Literature "A thorough narrative history of a high order. Meltzer's analysis is persuasive and acute. His work will stand for a generation as the benchmark history of the world's most powerful economic institution. It is an impressive, even awe-inspiring achievement."-Sir Howard Davies, Times Higher Education Supplement

US / United States of America - USA - Verenigde Staten - Etats Unis --- 331.162.21 --- Geschiedenis van de centrale banken. --- Federal Reserve banks --- Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.) --- Federal Reserve banks. --- Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.). --- Banques de la Réserve fédérale --- History --- Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System --- Private finance --- United States --- Banks of issue --- Sovet upravli︠a︡i︠u︡shchikh FRS --- Federal Reserve System (U.S.) --- F.R.S. --- FRS --- United States. --- Federal Reserve (U.S.) --- Federalʹnai︠a︡ rezervnai︠a︡ sistema (U.S.) --- Federal Reserve Board (U.S.) --- E-books --- Geschiedenis van de centrale banken --- United States of America

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Details the evolution of the monetary standard from the start of the Federal Reserve through the end of the Greenspan era. The book places that evolution in the context of the intellectual and political environment of the time. By understanding the fitful process of replacing a gold standard with a paper money standard, the conduct of monetary policy becomes a series of experiments useful for understanding the fundamental issues concerning money and prices. How did the recurrent monetary instability of the 20th century relate to the economic instability and to the associated political and social turbulence? After the detour in policy represented by FOMC chairmen Arthur Burns and G. William Miller, Paul Volcker and Alan Greenspan established the monetary standard originally foreshadowed by William McChesney Martin, who became chairman in 1951. The Monetary Policy of the Federal Reserve explains in a straightforward way the emergence and nature of the modern, inflation-targeting central bank.

BANKS AND BANKING -- 336.7 --- US / United States of America - USA - Verenigde Staten - Etats Unis --- 333.80 --- 333.111.0 --- 331.162.21 --- Geld-, bank- en kredietpolitiek. Kapitaalmarkt en -rente: algemeenheden. --- Algemeenheden. Theoretische en beschrijvende studies. Centrale banken. --- Geschiedenis van de centrale banken. --- United States. Federal Reserve Board --- Monetary policy --- United States --- Banks and banking [Central ] --- Banks and banking, Central --- Geschiedenis van de centrale banken --- Algemeenheden. Theoretische en beschrijvende studies. Centrale banken --- Geld-, bank- en kredietpolitiek. Kapitaalmarkt en -rente: algemeenheden --- United States. --- FRS --- Federal Reserve Board at Washington --- Federal Reserve Board (U.S.) --- Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.) --- Monetary policy - United States --- Banks and banking, Central - United States --- Business, Economy and Management --- Economics

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This selection from the authors' A Monetary History of the United States, 1867-1960 (Princeton) describes the changes that were made in the banking structure and in the monetary standard following the great contraction of 1929 to 1933, the establishment of monetary policies after the New Deal period, and the development of inflation during World War II.Originally published in 1980.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

331.162.21 --- 331.162.22 --- Geschiedenis van de centrale banken. --- Geschiedenis van de private banken. --- US / United States of America - USA - Verenigde Staten - Etats Unis --- 331.156 --- 331.162.20 --- 331.162.0 --- 336.741.28 --- 336.748.12 --- 336.748.12 Algemeen prijsniveau. Prijsindex. Prijsstijging --- Algemeen prijsniveau. Prijsindex. Prijsstijging --- 336.741.28 Geldtheorie. Monetaire theorieen. Monetaire analyse. Monetair evenwicht. Geldtheorieen --- Geldtheorie. Monetaire theorieen. Monetaire analyse. Monetair evenwicht. Geldtheorieen --- Geldwezen van 1914 tot 1945. --- Geschiedenis van de banken: algemeenheden. --- Geschiedenis van de particuliere financiën: algemeenheden. --- Money. Monetary policy --- Banks and banking --- Banking law --- Monetary policy --- Inflation (Finance) --- History --- E-books --- Finance --- Natural rate of unemployment --- Law, Banking --- Financial institutions --- History. --- Law and legislation --- Geldwezen van 1914 tot 1945 --- Geschiedenis van de banken: algemeenheden --- Geschiedenis van de centrale banken --- Geschiedenis van de particuliere financiën: algemeenheden --- Geschiedenis van de private banken

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Banks and banking, Central. --- IT / Italy - Italië - Italie --- 333.111.0 --- 333.111.6 --- 333.110 --- 333.80 --- 333.820 --- 331.157 --- 331.162.21 --- Algemeenheden. Theoretische en beschrijvende studies. Centrale banken. --- Betrekkingen van de centrale banken met de overheid. Voorschotten aan de overheid. Monetaire financiering van de schatkist. --- Centrale banken en parastatale kredietinstellingen: algemeen. Overheidsbemoeiïng inzake organisatie en verdeling van het krediet. --- Geld-, bank- en kredietpolitiek. Kapitaalmarkt en -rente: algemeenheden. --- Geldbeleid, bankbeleid en kredietbeleid: algemeenheden. --- Geldwezen sedert 1945. --- Geschiedenis van de centrale banken. --- AA / International- internationaal --- US / United States of America - USA - Verenigde Staten - Etats Unis --- 331.155 --- 331.156 --- 331.154 --- Geldwezen in de XIXe eeuw tot 1914. --- Geldwezen van 1914 tot 1945. --- XVIIe, XVIIIe eeuw. Fysiocratie. --- GB / United Kingdom - Verenigd Koninkrijk - Royaume Uni --- DE / Germany - Duitsland - Allemagne --- FR / France - Frankrijk --- Banks and banking, Central --- NBB congres --- 332.11 --- Banker's banks --- Banks, Central --- Central banking --- Central banks --- Banks and banking --- Conferences - Meetings --- Geschiedenis van de centrale banken --- Centrale banken en parastatale kredietinstellingen: algemeen. Overheidsbemoeiïng inzake organisatie en verdeling van het krediet --- Algemeenheden. Theoretische en beschrijvende studies. Centrale banken --- E-books --- Financial institutions. --- Financial intermediaries --- Lending institutions --- Associations, institutions, etc. --- Betrekkingen van de centrale banken met de overheid. Voorschotten aan de overheid. Monetaire financiering van de schatkist --- Geld-, bank- en kredietpolitiek. Kapitaalmarkt en -rente: algemeenheden --- Geldbeleid, bankbeleid en kredietbeleid: algemeenheden --- Geldwezen sedert 1945 --- Geldwezen in de XIXe eeuw tot 1914 --- Geldwezen van 1914 tot 1945 --- XVIIe, XVIIIe eeuw. Fysiocratie