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Chernow, Ron. The Death of the Banker: The Decline and Fall of the Great Financial Dynasties and the Triumph of the Small Investor. Vintage, 1997. Examines the ultimate decline of power brokers and the corresponding rise of international money. Mayer, Martin. The Bankers: The Next Generation. Dutton, Reprint, Penguin, 1997. 1998. An updated sequel to Mayer's popular book The Bankers, which demystified banking. Mayer, Thomas, and others. Money, Banking, and the Economy. Norton, 1997. Standard textbook. Caufield, Catherine. Masters of Illusion: The World Bank and the Poverty of Nations. Macmillan, 1998. Traces the history of the World Bank, from its origins in 1944 to its current practices. Fitch, Thomas P. Dictionary of Banking Terms. 4th ed. Barron's Educational, 2000. An essential reference work containing over 3,000 definitions for terms and concepts in banking. Gilpin, Robert. Global Political Economy: Understanding the International Economic Order. Princeton University Press, 2001. A survey of post-Cold War economics and the effects of globalization on banking systems. Weatherford, Jack. The History of Money: From Sandstone to Cyberspace. Crown, 1998. An engaging look at the meaning and use of money, and the rise of banking systems and other financial institutions. Broz, J. Lawrence. The International Origins of the Federal Reserve System. Cornell University Press, 1997. Argues that international factors encouraged the development of the Federal Reserve System. Corder, J. Kevin. Central Bank Autonomy: The Federal Reserve System in American Politics. Rev. ed. Garland, 1999. Interesting study of the powerful Federal Reserve and its relationship with Congress and the President. Greider, William. Secrets of the Temple: How the Federal Reserve Runs the Country. Simon & Schuster, 1989. A history of the Federal Reserve System and how it influences the the economies of the United States and the world. Mayer, Martin. The Fed: The Inside Story of How the World's Most Powerful Financial Institution Drives the Markets. Free Press, 2001. Informative overview of the Federal Reserve System and its impact on the global economy. Moore, Carl. Federal Reserve System: A History of the First 75 Years. McFarland, 1990. The early history, organization, leadership, evolution, and major figures. Galbraith, John Kenneth. Money: Whence It Came, Where It Went. Houghton Mifflin, 1995. Well-written history, from Keynesian viewpoint. Maestro, Betsy C. The Story of Money. Morrow, 1995. A history of money from prehistoric times to the present, for younger readers. Parker, Nancy Winslow. Money, Money, Money: The Meaning of the Art and Symbols on United States Paper Currency. HarperCollins Juvenile, 1995. Explains the images on paper money, how money is made, and how counterfeit money is identified. For younger readers. Weatherford, J. McIver. The History of Money: From Sandstone to Cyberspace. Reprint, Three Rivers, 1998. A history of money and how it has affected people and culture across time. Williams, Jonathan, and others, eds. Money: A History. St. Martin's Press, Inc, 1998. A history of monetary systems from ancient times to the present.
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