Title 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

Published Princeton : Princeton University Press, ©2008

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Description 1 online resource (xxxii, 265 pages) : illustrations Series Princeton classic editions Princeton classic editions. Contents 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 Summary 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 Notes "A study by the National Bureau of Economic Research." Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and indexes Notes English Print version record Subject Money -- United States -- History. Currency question -- United States -- History Monetary policy -- United States -- History BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Money & Monetary Policy. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Economic History. Currency question Monetary policy Money Depression Wirtschaft United States USA Genre/Form History Form Electronic book Author Schwartz, Anna J. (Anna Jacobson), 1915-2012. National Bureau of Economic Research. ISBN 9781400846856 1400846854

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