Inflated : how money and debt built the American dream /

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"Americans as a whole view themselves as reasonably prudent and sober people when it comes to matters of money, reflecting the puritan roots of the earliest European settlers. Yet as a community, we also seem to believe that we are entitled to a lifestyle that is well-beyond our current income,...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Whalen, R. Christopher, 1959- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, ©2011.
Subjects:
Debts, Public > United States.
Inflation (Finance) > United States.
Money > United States > History.
Monetary policy > United States > History.
Dettes publiques > États-Unis.
Inflation > États-Unis.
Politique monétaire > États-Unis > Histoire.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Banks & Banking.
Debts, Public
Inflation (Finance)
Monetary policy
Money
United States
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Inflated: How Money and Debt Built the American Dream; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1: Free Banking and Private Money; Chapter 2: Lincoln Saves a Nation by Printing Money; Chapter 3: Robber Barons and the Gilded Age; Chapter 4: The Rise of the Central Bank; Chapter 5: War, Boom, and Bust; Chapter 6: New Deal to Cold War; Chapter 7: Debt and Inflation: A Rising Tide Lifts All Boats; Chapter 8: Leveraging the American Dream; Chapter 9: A New Monetary Order; Notes; Selected References; About the Author; Index.

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