Economist in an uncertain world
Subtitle: Arthur F. Burns and the Federal Reserve, 1970-78
By: Wyatt C. Wells.
Series: Columbia studies in contemporary American history
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 1994
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 334
Subjects: Burns, Arthur F. 1904-1987; Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.) -- History; Economists -- United States -- Biography; Monetary policy -- United States -- History
Description: Arthur F. Burns presided as Chairman of the powerful Federal Reserve Board through most of the 1970s, during the demise of the long postwar economic boom. In Economist in an Uncertain World, Wyatt C. Wells explains in vivid detail how Burns's handling of the financial crisis in that period influenced America's future economic development.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [313]-325) and index.