A Primer on Money, Banking, and Gold

图书标准信息

• 作者 Peter L. Bernstein 著
• 出版社 Wiley
• 出版时间 2008-08
• 版次 1
• ISBN 9780470287583
• 定价 233.70元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 其他
• 页数 272页
• 正文语种 英语
• 丛书 Peter L. Bernstein's Finance Classics

【内容简介】

Oneoftheforemostfinancialwritersofhisgeneration,PeterBernsteinhastheuniqueabilitytosynthesizeintellectualhistoryandeconomicswiththetheoryandpracticeofinvestmentmanagement.Now,withclassictitlessuchasEconomistonWallStreet,APrimeronMoney,Banking,andGold,andThePriceofProsperity—whichhaveforewordsbyfinancialluminariesandnewintroductionsbytheauthor—youcanenjoysomeofthebestofBernsteininhisearlierWallStreetdays.Withtheproliferationoffinancialinstruments,newareasofinstability,andinnovativecapitalmarketstrategies,manyeconomistsandinvestorshavelostsightofthefundamentalsofthefinancialsystem—itsstrengthsaswellasitsweaknesses.APrimeronMoney,Banking,andGoldtakesyoubacktothebeginningandsortsoutallthepieces.PeterBernsteinskillfullyaddresseshowandwhycommercialbankslendandinvest,wheremoneycomesfrom,howitmovesfromhandtohand,andthecriticalroleofinterestrates.HeexplorestheFederalReserveSystemandtheconsequencesoftheFed′sactionsontheoveralleconomy.Butthisbookisnotjustaboutthepast.Bernstein′snovelperspectiveongoldandthedollariscriticalfortoday′sdecisionmakers,asheprovidesextensiveviewsonthefutureofmoney,banking,andgoldintheworldeconomy.Thisilluminatingstoryabouttheheartofoureconomicsystemisessentialreadingatatimewhendevelopmentsinfinancearemoreimportantthanever.

【作者简介】

PETERL.BERNSTEINisfounderandPresidentofPeterL.Bernstein,Inc.,establishedin1973aspublishersofEconomics&PortfolioStrategyandconsultantstoinstitutionalinvestorsaroundtheworld.Heisalsotheauthoroftenbooks,includingthreerecentvolumesfromWiley—AgainsttheGods:TheRemarkableStoryofRisk,ThePowerofGold:TheHistoryofanObsession,andCapitalIdeasEvolving.

【目录】

ForewordbyPaulA.Volcker.NewIntroduction.OriginalIntroduction.PartOne:TheMoneyProblem.Chapter1:WhyWorryaboutMoneyandGold?Chapter2:SpendingandFinancing.Chapter3:ThePriceofMoney.PartTwo:TheCreationofMoney.Chapter4:MoneyinHandandMoneyintheBank.Chapter5:TheBusinessofBanking.Chapter6:BankCreditandMoney.PartThree:TheControlofMoney.Chapter7:TheFederalReserveSystem.Chapter8:FederalReserveToolsofControl.Chapter9:ReserveRequirements.Chapter10:Currency:AComplication.PartFour:Gold.Chapter11:GoldatHome.Chapter12:GoldAbroad.PartFive:TheoryinPractice.Chapter13:TheExperienceof1938to1945.Chapter14:TheExperienceof1945to1963.Chapter15:TheExperienceof1966.Conclusion:MoneyandGoldintheFuture.Appendix:ReadingtheWeeklyFederalReserveStatement.Bibliography.Acknowledgments.Index.