Monetary Policy and the Great Inflation in the United States: The Federal Reserve and the Failure of Macroeconomic Policy, 1965-79

by Thomas Mayer

This unique book deals with the most serious macroeconomic failure experienced in the US in the post-war period and the great inflation of the late 1960s and 1970s. It is the first detailed analysis, using Federal Reserve documents, of the thinking behind the inflationary monetary policy during this period. The book examines documentary evidence, including minutes, memos and reports and interviews with people who were closely involved in making policy...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1858989531
• ISBN13: 9781858989532
• Release Date: March 1999
• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 50.0" x 25.0"