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Item specifics
- Condition
- Type
- Autobiography
- Signed By
- Ben Bernanke
- Era
- 2000s
- Signed
- Yes
- Special Attributes
- 1st Edition
- Object Type
- Book
- Narrative Type
- Nonfiction
- Original/Reproduction
- Original
- Age Level
- Adults
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- United States
- Subjects
- Biographies & True Stories
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN
- 9780393247213
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In 2006, Ben S. Bernanke was appointed chairman of the Federal Reserve, capping a meteoric trajectory from a rural South Carolina childhood to professorships at Stanford and Princeton, to public service in Washington's halls of power. There would be no time to celebrate, however--the burst of the housing bubble in 2007 set off a domino effect that would bring the global financial system to the brink of meltdown. In The Courage to Act, Ben Bernanke pulls back the curtain on the tireless and ultimately successful efforts to prevent a mass economic failure. Working with two US presidents and two Treasury secretaries, Bernanke and his colleagues used every Fed capability, no matter how arcane, to keep the US economy afloat. From his arrival in Washington in 2002 and his experiences before the crisis, to the intense days and weeks of the crisis itself, and through the Great Recession that followed, Bernanke gives readers an unequalled perspective on the American economy. This narrative will reveal for the first time how the creativity and decisiveness of a few key leaders prevented an economic collapse of unimaginable scale. Bernanke explains the inspiration behind the book's title, saying, "When the economic well-being of their nation demanded a strong and creative response, my colleagues at the Federal Reserve, policymakers and staff alike, mustered the moral courage to do what was necessary, often in the face of bitter criticism and condemnation. I am grateful to all of them and proud to have been part of the global effort to contain the most dangerous economic crisis of our time."
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Norton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.
ISBN-10
039324721x
ISBN-13
9780393247213
eBay Product ID (ePID)
18038274218
Product Key Features
Book Title
Courage to Act : a Memoir of a Crisis and Its Aftermath
Number of Pages
624 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2015
Topic
Banks & Banking, Economic History, Social Scientists & Psychologists, Public Policy / Economic Policy, Money & Monetary Policy, Business
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Business & Economics, Political Science
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0 in
Item Weight
38.2 Oz
Item Length
0.8 in
Item Width
0.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2015-303342
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
Revelatory...the book sheds light on many of the smaller dramas that hang over this crucial period of world economic history., Undoubtedly the best account we will ever have of how government and financial institutions dealt with what has come to be known as the Great Recession., Bernanke's Insights Are Instructive about What Went Wrong and How to Keep It from Happening Again., A fascinating account of the effort to save the world from another catastrophe [like the Great Depression].... Under Bernanke's chairmanship, the Fed, whatever its pre-crisis mistakes, helped save the U.S. and the world from a disaster. Humanity should be grateful., A careful, detailed, and exceptionally clear justification for the Fed's aggressive actions to avert another Great Depression and resuscitate the American economy., A fantastic and reasonably accessible introduction to the economic thought of a former Federal Reserve Chair.
Target Audience
Trade
Dewey Decimal
332.11092
Synopsis
In 2006, Ben S. Bernanke was appointed chair of the Federal Reserve, the unexpected apex of a personal journey from small-town South Carolina to prestigious academic appointments and finally public service in Washington's halls of power. There would be no time to celebrate. The bursting of a housing bubble in 2007 exposed the hidden vulnerabilities of the global financial system, bringing it to the brink of meltdown. From the implosion of the investment bank Bear Stearns to the unprecedented bailout of insurance giant AIG, efforts to arrest the financial contagion consumed Bernanke and his team at the Fed. Around the clock, they fought the crisis with every tool at their disposal to keep the United States and world economies afloat. Working with two U.S. presidents, and under fire from a fractious Congress and a public incensed by behavior on Wall Street, the Fed--alongside colleagues in the Treasury Department--successfully stabilized a teetering financial system. With creativity and decisiveness, they prevented an economic collapse of unimaginable scale and went on to craft the unorthodox programs that would help revive the U.S. economy and become the model for other countries. Rich with detail of the decision-making process in Washington and indelible portraits of the major players, The Courage to Act recounts and explains the worst financial crisis and economic slump in America since the Great Depression, providing an insider's account of the policy response., In 2006, Ben S. Bernanke was appointed chair of the Federal Reserve, the unexpected apex of a personal journey from small-town South Carolina to prestigious academic appointments and finally public service in Washington's halls of power. There would be no time to celebrate. The bursting of a housing bubble in 2007 exposed the hidden vulnerabilities of the global financial system, bringing it to the brink of meltdown. From the implosion of the investment bank Bear Stearns to the unprecedented bailout of insurance giant AIG, efforts to arrest the financial contagion consumed Bernanke and his team at the Fed. Around the clock, they fought the crisis with every tool at their disposal to keep the United States and world economies afloat. Working with two U.S. presidents, and under fire from a fractious Congress and a public incensed by behavior on Wall Street, the Fed-alongside colleagues in the Treasury Department-successfully stabilized a teetering financial system. With creativity and decisiveness, they prevented an economic collapse of unimaginable scale and went on to craft the unorthodox programs that would help revive the U.S. economy and become the model for other countries. Rich with detail of the decision-making process in Washington and indelible portraits of the major players, The Courage to Act recounts and explains the worst financial crisis and economic slump in America since the Great Depression, providing an insider's account of the policy response.
Lc Classification Number
Hb119.B46a3 2015
Copyright Date
2015
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