17. Wading in the Big Pond

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18. The Lapping Waves of Crisis

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19. The Fulcrum and the Lever

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20. The Gushing Fountain

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The Gushing Fountain

MEANTIME, along with the relaxation of banking discipline permitted by reserve requirements, an extraordinary change had been going on in the direction in which credit was flowing. We have already noted the vast increase in security speculation. Some further details are in order.

Part III: Debacle of an Idea

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America’s Money Machine PART III

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Debacle of an Idea

21. The Crumbling of the Dikes

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22. The New Thermopylae

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23. The Keynesian Influence

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24. The Not So New New Deal

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The Not So New New Deal

25. The New Deal and the Federal Reserve

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The New Deal and the Federal Reserve

TO THE ECONOMIC HISTORIAN the phenomenon known as New Deal offers fascinating excursions, but we must confine our attention here to its relations with the Federal Reserve System.