Bluff
Subtitle: the game central banks play and how it leads to crisis
By: Anjum Hoda
Publisher: Oneworld
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9781780748139
Subjects: Monetary policy; Financial crises; Central Banks and banking
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-265) and index.
Table of contents: title: Part I. Introduction. 1. The need to question; title: 2. The motive for the bluff; title: 3. From mere mortal to supreme being; title: Part II. The game of bluff. 4. The Kung Fu Panda effect; title: 5. A medicinal dose of inflation; title: 6. The jewel in the crown; title: 7. The watchdog; title: 8. Financial markets: policy playground or casino?; title: 9. The Jackson Hole consensus; title: Part III. A game gone awry. 10. The snag in an easy tale; title: 11. Intention versus incentives; title: 12. The inflation paradox; title: 13. Speculation versus enterprise; title: 14. The Fed's reflation prescription in the 1990s; title: 15. Reflation redux; title: 16. John's house; title: 17. Post-crisis wrestle; title: Part IV. Ramifications. 18. A dark shadow; title: 19. The veil of price stability; title: 20. Trading versus investing; title: 21. Under the hood; title: 22. The bubble that never burst; title: 23. Gold glitter; title: 24. Infantry in the line of bluff; title: Part V. Towards stability. 25. True liberty; title: 26. The uncertainty principle; title: 27. Economics and ideology; title: 28. Endgame.