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  • Keeping At It

    The Quest for Sound Money and Good Government

    by Christine Harper, Paul A Volcker ...
    The extraordinary life story of the former chairman of the Federal Reserve, whose absolute integrity provides the inspiration we need as our constitutional system and political tradition are being tested to the breaking point.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 ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Public Service and Good Governance for the Twenty-First Century

    by Paul A. Volcker ...
    Expert analysis of American governance challenges and recommendations for reformTwo big ideas serve as the catalyst for the essays collected in this book. The first is the state of governance in the United States, which Americans variously perceive as broken, frustrating, and unresponsive. Editor James Perry observes in his Introduction that this perception is rooted in three simultaneous ... Read more

    $31.99 CAD

  • Public Service and Good Governance for the Twenty-First Century

    by Paul A. Volcker ...
    Expert analysis of American governance challenges and recommendations for reformTwo big ideas serve as the catalyst for the essays collected in this book. The first is the state of governance in the United States, which Americans variously perceive as broken, frustrating, and unresponsive. Editor James Perry observes in his Introduction that this perception is rooted in three simultaneous ... Read more

    $107.99 CAD

  • Good Intentions Corrupted

    The Oil for Food Scandal and the Threat to the UN

    by Mark Califano, JEFFREY MEYER, Paul A Volcker ...
    Despite its good intentions, mismanagement and corruption plagued the UN's Oil-for-Food Program:More than 2,200 companies paid 1.8 billion in illegal surcharges and kickbacks to the Iraqi regimeThe UN Security Council stood by as the Iraqi regime outright smuggled about 8.4 billion of oil during the Program years in violation of UN sanctionsThe Iraqi regime steered oil contracts for political ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

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    Keeping At It

    The Quest for Sound Money and Good Government

    by Christine Harper, Paul A Volcker ...
    Narrated by John Bedford Lloyd ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 6 min

    The extraordinary life story of the former chairman of the Federal Reserve, whose absolute integrity provides the inspiration we need as our constitutional system and political tradition are being tested to the breaking point.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 ... Read more

    $35.99 CAD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • China's Emerging Financial Markets

    Challenges and Global Impact

    Edited by Martha Avery, Zhu Min, Cai Jinqing ...
    Series Book 758 - Wiley Finance
    "The 19th century belonged to England, the 20th century belonged to the US and the 21st century belongs to China. Invest accordingly."—Warren BuffetThis comprehensive resource presents the views of China's most highly respected economists, bankers, and policy makers--along with opinions from Western authorities--on the current state of banking and finance in China. Tracing the history of China's ... Read more

    $132.99 CAD

  • The Power of Gold

    The History of an Obsession

    by Peter L. Bernstein ...
    "The need for realism in reform of its monetary system is what makes Bernstein’s story of the Power of Gold so timely. It is a compelling reminder that maintaining a fixed price for gold and fixed exchange rates were difficult even in a simpler financial environment….Peter Bernstein was reluctant to project the story of gold into the future. But to me his message was clear. Yes, gold will be with ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • A Primer on Money, Banking, and Gold (Peter L. Bernstein's Finance Classics)

    by Peter L. Bernstein ...
    Series Book 9 - Peter L. Bernstein's Finance Classics
    One of the foremost financial writers of his generation, Peter Bernstein has the unique ability to synthesize intellectual history and economics with the theory and practice of investment management. Now, with classic titles such as Economist on Wall Street, A Primer on Money, Banking, and Gold, and The Price of Prosperity—which have forewords by financial luminaries and new introductions by the ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD

  • A Government Ill Executed

    The Decline of the Federal Service and How to Reverse It

    by Paul C. Light ...
    The federal government is having increasing difficulty faithfully executing the laws, which is what Alexander Hamilton called “the true test” of a good government. This book diagnoses the symptoms, explains their general causes, and proposes ways to improve the effectiveness of the federal government. Employing Hamilton’s seven measures of an energetic federal service, Paul Light shows how the ... Read more

    $36.99 CAD

  • Poor Richard's Almanack

    by Benjamin Franklin ...
    Benjamin Franklin's classic book is full of timeless, thought-provoking insights that are as valuable today as they were over two centuries ago. With more than 700 pithy proverbs, Franklin lays out the rules everyone should live by and offers advice on such subjects as money, friendship, marriage, ethics, and human nature. They range from the famous "A penny saved is a penny earned" to the lesser ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • Perspectives on the Role of a Central Bank

    by Miguel Mr. Mancera, Paul Mr. Volcker, Jean Godeaux ...
    This book presents the proceedings of a conference held in Beijing, China, on the role of central banks. Among the speakers were Paul A. Volcker, Miguel Mancera, and Jean Godeaux. The paperss review the role of monetary policy, its formulation and implementation, the supervision and regulation of financial systems, and the structure and responsibilities of central banks. The book is jointly ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD

  • The Economic Consequences of the Peace

    by John Maynard Keynes ...
    A new edition of the seminal text by the father of modern economics.First published in 1919, John Maynard Keynes’s The Economic Consequences of the Peace created immediate controversy. Keynes was a firsthand witness to the negotiations of the Paris Peace Conference, as an official representative of the British Treasury, and he simultaneously sat as deputy for the chancellor of the Exchequer on the ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook