Greenspan : the man behind money / Justin Martin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Martin, Justin.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Greenspan, Alan, 1926-.

Greenspan, Alan.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.)--Biography.

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.).

Government economists--Biography.

Government economists.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xviii, 284 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm

Other Title:

Man behind money

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, MA : Perseus Publishing, [2000]

Summary:

Alan Greenspan is one of the most powerful and enigmatic men in the world. Although endlessly pursued by the press and ceaselessly present in the public spotlight, very little about his private life has ever been revealed. This first-ever biography of Greenspan presents the celebrated Fed chairman as few know him -- a man whose exceptional power is matched only by the sense of mystery that surrounds him.

Based on unprecedented access to Greenspan's family members and to such peers as Henry Kissinger, Gerald Ford, and Milton Friedman, Greenspan: The Man Behind Money breaks new ground. It spans his hardscrabble childhood in depression-era New York City, his famous decades-long friendship with Ayn Rand, his Juilliard education and days spent touring with Henry Jerome's jazz band, as well as his two marriages and service to five presidents.

Author Justin Martin also delves into Greenspan's training as an economist -- from his early exposure to Keynesian theory to his tutelage under the legendary Arthur Burns. While tracing Greenspan's emergence as a power broker of the first order, he captures in gut-wrenching, behind-the-scenes detail the numerous economic crises that he has confronted -- from New York City's near bankruptcy in 1975 and the Crash of '87 to the perilous Asian Contagion in 1998.

This intimate biography explores Greenspan's mercurial relationship with President Bill Clinton, a result of the Fed chairman's unwillingness to bend with the political winds. It also exposes his stormy tenure with President George Bush and, in stark contrast, the close friendship he developed with Gerald Ford. Greenspan: The Man Behind Money provides rare insight, too, into the inner workings of the highly secretive Federal Reserve along with discussion of Greenspan's central role in America's longest-ever economic expansion. What emerges is a full and fascinating portrait of one of the most influential men of our time.

Contents:

1 Washington Heights 1

2 Jazz Days 11

3 New Horizons 23

4 Rand and the Collective 35

5 The Firm 53

6 Team Nixon 67

7 Shuttle Diplomacy 81

8 "Whip Inflation Now" 95

9 The Insider 121

10 Wilderness Years 137

11 Chairman Greenspan 153

12 The Crash of '87 171

13 It's the Economy, Stupid 187

14 Irrational Exuberance 199

15 The Cult of Greenspan 221.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-236) and index.

ISBN:

0738202754

OCLC:

45188865