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Politics · 21 min

America’s Bank

By Roger Lowenstein

Explore the contentious birth of the U.S. central banking system, revealing the deep-seated fears of concentrated power that shaped the Federal Reserve's unique design and its enduring role in balancing stability with democratic ideals.

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“Explore the contentious birth of the U.S. central banking system, revealing the deep-seated fears of concentrated power that shaped the Federal Reserve's unique design and its enduring role in balancing stability with democratic ideals.”

— Roger Lowenstein, America’s Bank

What it is about

federal reserve, central banking, financial history

Who it is for

Best suited to listeners who want a clearer working understanding of federal reserve, central banking, financial history and better judgment in how they apply it.

The author

Roger Lowenstein brings a credible and useful lens to federal reserve, central banking, financial history, with enough subject command to make the book worth hearing.

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Roger Lowenstein

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