“…Kennedy to Joe Biden, and eight Federal Reserve chairs, from William McChesney Martin to Jerome Powell, this is an insider's story of macroeconomic policy that hasn't been told before-one 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. …”

“…This year's selections include Rolling Stone's profile of Don Blankenship and his brutal tenure as CEO of Massey Energy; the Guardian's groundbreaking and courageous investigation into the News of the World phone-hacking scandal and its indictment of the Rupert Murdoch media empire; and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's poignant account of the fatal consequences of federal deregulation in health and medicine. Two searing pieces on the ongoing mortgage scandal, one a hard look at the role of Merrill Lynch in inflating the housing bubble for its own gain and so bringing about its own destruction, and the other a detailed breakdown of Countrywide's malfeasance, provide critical context for the financial crisis; while articles on recoveries in Norway, Germany, and elsewhere examine the global recession. …”

“…Taking advantage of a newly published letterpress edition of the constitutional debates, A Revolution in Favor of Government recovers a neglected strand of the Federalist argument, making a persuasive case for rethinking the formation of the federal American state…”

“…O livro agora dado à estampa corresponde, com ajustes pontuais, ao texto da investigação de Pós-Doutorado em História Social da Cultura elaborado no âmbito do Programa de Pós-Graduação em História da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais sob a supervisão da Professora Doutora Adalgisa Arantes Campos e redigido com base em fontes manuscritas e impressas provenientes do Brasil, Portugal, Espanha, Bélgica, Itália e Vaticano, tendo sido qualificado como trabalho robusto e com argumentação criteriosa…”

“…El libro se centra en las historias del enigmático Montagu Norman del Banco de Inglaterra, la xenófoba Émile Moreau de la Banque de France, la arrogante Hjalmar Schacht del Reichsbank y Benjamin Strong gobernador de la Reserva Federal, en apariencia hombre enérgico que escondía una alma herida. …”

“…Llegó a ser presidente del Estado federal del departamento de Bolívar y le correspondió proclamar el fin de la esclavitud. …”

“…By focusing on religion, this book introduces a new cast of characters into sex education history, including Quaker and Unitarian social purity reformers, the Young Men's Christian Association, military chaplains, the Federal Council of Churches, and the National Council of Churches. …”

“…But beginning in the late nineteenth century, as corporate industry, social institutions, and the federal government swelled, increasing numbers of citizens believed their privacy to be endangered. …”

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