The Evolution of U.S. Finance. Volumes I & II

orig.cloth Minor rubbing. VG. 23x15cm, (267)+(524) pp, TWO VOLUMES Consists of: Volume I: Federal Reserve Monetary Policy: 1915-1935 [xvi,251 pp]; Volume II: Restructuring Institutions & Markets [xix,505 pp]. Contents: [Vol. I]: Evolution of the Locus of Power & the Methods & Bases of Policy: 1915-23: The Prewar Years, 1915-16; The Attempt to Finance the War through Nonbank Investors, 19171-1918; Postwar Adjustment, 1919-20; The Depression of 1920-21; The Evolution of the Open Market Committee; Monetary Policy: 1923-33: Introduction: Concepts of Stability 1923-28; Conflicting Views of Monetary Policy, 1923-24; Stability, 1925-26; The Recession of October 1926 - November 1927; The Failure of Monetary Policy, 1928-29; The Beginning of the Depression, 1930-33; Conclusions: The Evolution of Federal Reserve Independence; The Banking Act of 1935; Appendix: The 1922 Symposium on Credit Policy; Open Market Purchases of the Federal Reserve Banks; [Vol. II]: The Framework for Financial Structure & Regulation; The Current Debate on Regulatory Policy; Issues in the Evolution of Federal Regulation; The Changing Financial Environment; The Goals of Regulation; Access to Capital & Credit; Balancing Competition & Soundness: The Debate on Bank Regulation; Promoting Competition & the Impartiality of Credit Decisions; Preserving the Economic Functions of Financial Markets; Protecting Customers of Financial Institutions: Regulation to Ensure Soundness & Fiduciary Responsibility; Investor Protection; Financial Guaranty Insurance Programs; Proposals for Reform: Reforming Financial Guaranty Programs; Providing Uniform Regulation.…