Paul Volcker: The Making of a Financial Legend - Couverture rigide

Treaster, Joseph B.

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ISBN 10 : 0471428124 ISBN 13 : 9780471428121

Editeur : John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2004

Synopsis

As the Chairman of the Federal Reserve from 1979 to 1982, Paul Volcker established himself as one of the most influential economic thinkers. Currently a major advocate for corporate governance and accounting reforms, Volcker's reputation as a great business leader with uncompromising ethics continues to this day. Written by award-winning New York Times journalist Joseph Treaster, Paul Volcker: The Making of a Financial Legend takes readers through the most compelling moments of this legend's life in private and public service. From his early days as a young Treasury Department official through his appointments to the New York Federal Reserve Bank, the Federal Reserve, and James D. Wolfensohn, Inc., this inspiring book captures the significant moments in Volcker life and explores the ethical, economic, and moral dilemmas he faced at every turn.

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À propos de l'auteur

JOSEPH B. TREASTER has been a reporter for The New York Times for more than thirty years. He began his career with The Times as a foreign correspondent in Southeast Asia and has reported from dozens of countries in Asia, the Middle East, Europe, Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean for The Times and other publications. While based in New York, he wrote about illegal drugs, crime, and terrorism for several years and traveled on special assignments to the Middle East, Latin America, Europe, and the Baltic states, before studying at the Columbia Business School in 1995 and 1996 and shifting to financial news reporting for The Times. He has received numerous journalism awards for his work domestically and internationally, including three from the Overseas Press Club of America for work in Africa and Latin America.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Date d'édition: 2004
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0471428124
• ISBN 13: 9780471428121
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 244
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