monetary policy

Bretton Woods is the name of a remote New Hampshire town where representatives of forty-four nations gathered in July, 1944 in a global attempt to work together. A "new Bretton Woods" refers to the world's attempt today to prevent catastrophe, economic disorder, and defuse political conflict.

As a governor of the Federal Reserve Board from 1996 to 2002, Laurence H. Meyer helped make the economic policies that steered the United States through some of the most tumultuous times in its recent history. When he was appointed by President Bill Clinton in 1996, the U.S. was entering one of the most prosperous periods in its history, the "New Economy". But then came The Asian financial crisis, the Russian default, the collapse of long-term capital management, problems with America's stock market, and the terrorist attacks of 9/11.

Claims that the real causes behind the collapse of housing values and the stock market are those bureaucrats who work in the Federal Reserve System.

Examines the economic history of the United States, from the paper money issued during the American Revolution through the rise of big business after the Civil War, and the effort to create a stable monetary system.

Collects a series of lectures the chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve gave in 2012 about the Federal Reserve and the 2008 financial crisis.

Examines Ben Bernanke's philosophy and actions during the early stages of the "great panic" and discusses the powers of the Federal Reserve Bank.