From the New York Times bestselling author, the fascinating story of U.S. economic policy from Kennedy to Bidenâfilled with lessons for today In this book, Alan Blinder, one of the worldâs most influential economists and one of the fieldâs best writers, draws on his deep firsthand experience to provide an authoritative account of sixty years of monetary and fiscal policy in the United States. Spanning twelve presidents, from John F. Kennedy to Joe Biden, and eight Federal Reserve chairs, from William McChesney Martin to Jerome Powell, this is an insiderâs story of macroeconomic policy that hasnât been told beforeâone that is a pleasure to read, and as interesting as it is important. Focusing on the most significant developments and long-term changes, Blinder traces the highs and lows of monetary and fiscal policy, which have by turns cooperated and clashed through many recessions and several long booms over the past six decades. From the fiscal policy of Kennedyâs New Frontier to Bidenâs responses to the pandemic, the book takes readers through the stagflation of the 1970s, the conquest of inflation under Jimmy Carter and Paul Volcker, the rise of Reaganomics, and the bubbles of the 2000s before bringing the story up through recent eventsâincluding the financial crisis, the Great Recession, and monetary policy during COVID-19. A lively and concise narrative that is sure to become a classic, A Monetary and Fiscal History of the United States, 1961â2021 is filled with vital lessons for anyone who wants to better understand where the economy has beenâand where it might be headed.
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Oct 11, 2022
€38.45