Product Key Features
Book TitleSecrets of the Temple : How the Federal Reserve Runs the Country
Number of Pages800 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicInfrastructure, General, Public Policy / Economic Policy, Government & Business, Money & Monetary Policy
Publication Year1989
IllustratorYes
FeaturesReprint
GenrePolitical Science, Business & Economics
AuthorWilliam Greider
FormatTrade Paperback
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN88-026696
Dewey Edition19
ReviewsSan Francisco Chronicle ReviewSpectacular...A superb, riveting narrative of the development of the U.S. political economy...An informative primer on the origins and nature of money, Columbia Journalism Review An awesome achievement...destined to rank as one of the half-dozen best dealing with the Reagan era...a splendid job of reporting...aggressive and insightful., Columbia Journalism ReviewAn awesome achievement...destined to rank as one of the half-dozen best dealing with the Reagan era...a splendid job of reporting...aggressive and insightful., The Wall Street Journal A gripping portrait of American economic civilization...brilliant author...wonderful book..., The Wall Street JournalA gripping portrait of American economic civilization...brilliant author...wonderful book..., San Francisco Chronicle Review Spectacular...A superb, riveting narrative of the development of the U.S. political economy...An informative primer on the origins and nature of money
Dewey Decimal332.1/1/0973
Edition DescriptionReprint
Table Of ContentCONTENTS PART ONE: SECRETS OF THE TEMPLE 1. The Choice of Wall Street 2. In the Temple 3. A Pact with the Devil 4. Behavior Modification 5. The Liberal Apology 6. The Roller Coaster PART TWO: THE MONEY QUESTION 7. The God Almighty Dollar 8. Democratic Money 9. The Great Compromise 10. Leaning Against the Wind PART THREE: THE LIQUIDATION 11. A Car with Two Drivers 12. That Old-Time Religion 13. Slaughter of the Innocents 14. The Turn PART FOUR: THE RESTORATION OF CAPITAL 15. A Game of Chicken 16. Winners and Losers 17. "Morning Again in America" 18. The Triumph of Money Appendices Reference Notes Acknowledgments Index
SynopsisThis ground-breaking best-seller reveals for the first time how the mighty and mysterious Federal Reserve operates -- and how it manipulated and transformed both the American economy and the world's during the last eight crucial years. Based on extensive interviews with all the major players,Secrets of the Templetakes us inside the government institution that is in some ways more secretive than the CIA and more powerful than the President or Congress., William Greider's groundbreaking bestseller reveals how the mighty and mysterious Federal Reserve operates--and manipulates and the world's economy. This ground-breaking best-seller reveals for the first time how the mighty and mysterious Federal Reserve operates--and how it manipulated and transformed both the American economy and the world's during the last eight crucial years. Based on extensive interviews with all the major players, Secrets of the Temple takes us inside the government institution that is in some ways more secretive than the CIA and more powerful than the President or Congress.
LC Classification NumberHG2563.G72 1989