The Evolution of US Finance: v. 1: Federal Reserve Monetary Policy, 1915-35

Jane W. D’Arista

Introduction; Part 1 Evolution of the Locus of Power and the Methods and Bases of Policy: 1915–23; Chapter 1 The Prewar Years: 1915–16; Chapter 2 The Attempt to Finance the War Through Nonbank Investors: 1917–18; Chapter 3 Postwar Adjustment: 1919–20; Chapter 4 The Depression of 1920–21; Chapter 5 The Evolution of the Open Market Committee; Part 2 Monetary Policy: 1923–33; intro2 Introduction; Chapter 6 Conflicting Views of Monetary Policy: 1923–24; Chapter 7 Stability: 1925–26; Chapter 8 The Recession of October 1926–November 1927; Chapter 9 The Failure of Monetary Policy: 1928–29; Chapter 10 The Beginning of the Depression: 1930–33; Part 3 Conclusions; Chapter 11 The Evolution of Federal Reserve Independence; Chapter 12 The Banking Act of 1935;