A Guide to Understanding the Federal Reserve : Central Banking in the United States

A central banking system stabilizes the country's financial system by creating a unified elastic currency while also able to address banking panics.

The current Federal Reserve System was created in 1913. Through this book you'll explore the history of both central banking and the Federal Reserve System, the key laws governing, bank panics and problems, and much more including criticisms of the system.

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