The great contraction, 1929-1933 /

Friedman, Milton, 1912-2006.

The great contraction, 1929-1933 / with a new preface by Anna Jacobson Schwartz and a new introduction by Peter L. Bernstein ; [by] Milton Friedman and Anna Jacobson Schwartz. - Princeton : Princeton University Press, ©2008. - 1 online resource (xxxii, 265 pages) : illustrations - Princeton classic editions . - Princeton classic editions. .

"A study by the National Bureau of Economic Research."

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

New Preface by Anna Jacobson Schwartz -- Introduction: The Great Contraction, Seen from the Perspective of 2007 by Peter L. Bernstein -- The Great Contraction 1929-1933 by Milton Friedman and Anna Jacobson Schwartz -- Remarks by Ben S. Bernanke -- Author Index -- Subject Index.

Friedman and Schwartz's A Monetary History of the United States, 1867-1960, published in 1963, stands as one of the most influential economics books of the twentieth century. A landmark achievement, the book marshaled massive historical data and sharp analytics to support the claim that monetary policy--steady control of the money supply--matters profoundly in the management of the nation's economy, especially in navigating serious economic fluctuations. The chapter entitled ""The Great Contraction, 1929-33"" addressed the central economic event of the century, the Great Depression


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Money--History.--United States
Currency question--History.--United States
Monetary policy--History.--United States
Politique monétaire--Histoire.--États-Unis
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Money & Monetary Policy.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Economic History.
Currency question.
Monetary policy.
Money.
Depression


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