From New Deal Banking Reform to World War II Inflation

By Milton Friedman and Anna Jacobson Schwartz

Book Overview

This selection from the authors' A Monetary History of the United States, 1867-1960 (Princeton) describes the changes that were made in the banking structure and in the monetary standard following the great contraction of 1929 to 1933, the establishment of monetary policies after the New Deal period, and the development of inflation during World War II.

Originally published in 1980.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691615640
• ISBN13: 9780691615646
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"