03010cam a2200433 i 4500 1164724323 TxAuBib 20181221120000.0 180704s2018||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2018958758 9781541788312 hardcover 1541788311 hardcover (OCoLC)1042355748 YDX eng rda YDX BDX IEP OCLCO QQ3 ACN IMT RCJ OCLCF TxAuBib rda Volcker, Paul A, author. Keeping at it : the quest for sound money and good government / Paul A. Volcker with Christine Harper. First edition. New York : PublicAffairs, 2018. ©2018. xvi, 286 pages, [8] pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier sti rdacontent rdamedia rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages [249]-273) and index. Introduction: The wise old parrot -- Growing up -- Getting an education -- Early experience -- Off to Washington -- "The best job in the world" -- Monetary reform frustrated -- Back to the beginning -- Attacking inflation -- Financial crises, domestic and international -- Unfinished business : repairing the financial system -- After the Fed -- Mr. Chairman in several guises -- The search for integrity -- Setting standards -- The new financial world : breakdown and reform -- The three verities -- Epilogue: Credit where credit is due. As chairman of the Federal Reserve (1979-1987), Paul Volcker slayed the inflation dragon that was consuming the American economy and restored the world's faith in central bankers. That extraordinary feat was just one pivotal episode in a decades-long career serving six presidents. Told with wit, humor, and down-to-earth erudition, the narrative of Volcker's career illuminates the changes that have taken place in American life, government, and the economy since World War II. He vibrantly illustrates the crises he managed alongside the world's leading politicians, central bankers, and financiers. Yet he first found his model for competent and ethical governance in his father, the town manager of Teaneck, NJ, who instilled Volcker's dedication to absolute integrity and his "three verities" of stable prices, sound finance, and good government. 20181221. Volcker, Paul A. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S) Officials and employees Biography. Economists United States Biography. Monetary policy United States History 20th century. United States Economic policy 1971-1981. United States Economic policy 1981-1993. Harper, Christine, author. TXKIP