30 2018 by Paul A Volcker (Author), Christine Harper (Author) 371 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle Edition 3.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0. Keeping At It The Quest for Sound Money and Good Government by Paul A Volcker by Christine Harper Hardcover ebook Audiobook Download Unabridged Trade Paperback 28 36. It is the story of the long and distinguished banking career of the remarkable Paul Volcker, who has dedicated his entire adult life to building a sound central banking system for the United. Volcker Keeping At It: The Quest for Sound Money and Good Government Hardcover Illustrated, Oct. But the person who stands above all and resonates most is his father, the town manager of Teaneck, N.J.-Volcker's role model throughout his life of the critical importance of good government and the absolute need for dedicated, experienced public servants to competently lead us through the changes that await us in our lifetime. His memoir Keeping at It is a must read.'-Ray Dalio, founder of Bridgewater Associates and author of Principles' Keeping at It is a delight to read.

Readers will of course find his penetrating insight into the strengths, weaknesses, and foibles of presidents, chancellors, and finance ministers of great interest. Volcker was the chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of America from 1979-1987. Told with wit, humor, and down-to-earth erudition, Volcker's memoir brings to life the changes that have taken place in American life, government, and the economy since World War II.

And whenever the going got really tough-the financial crash of 2008, the need to reform banking, the oil for food UN scandal, the turmoil in Switzerland over theft of Holocaust victims, cheating in Major League Baseball-US presidents and other leaders said to 'get Volcker in here to help me work this thing through.' As chairman of the Federal Reserve (1979-1987) he literally rescued the American economy from destroying itself, summoning the courage to take radical and controversial steps to slay the inflation dragon. Paul Volcker has devoted his life's work to public service and the critical importance of open, disciplined and efficient government.

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