Introduction
Part I
Historical Perspectives on Money, Financial Institutions and Markets
What Gives Money Its Value?
From Gold to Paper
What is Driving the Financial World Today?
Part II Banking: Asset & Liability Management; Banking Supervision & Regulation
How Are Banks Funded?
How Do Banks Use Their Funds?
Who Owns the Banks? Bank Capital and the Basel Accord
How Safe Are Our Banks?
Part III Financial Markets and the Management of Financial Risk
What Makes the System Work?
Who Finances American Industry? – The Relative Roles of Commercial and Investment Banking
What Went Wrong and What Are We Doing to Fix It? –A Chronology of Financial Crises
Why Have Financial Risks Skyrocketed, and How Is the Industry Dealing With It?
Part IV Central Banking and Monetary Policy
What Are the Purposes and Functions of the Federal Reserve System? 248
How is American Monetary Policy Made, and How Does It Affect the Domestic and Global Economies?
About the Author
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