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Part of a series which provides historical overviews of the powerful and misunderstood agencies of the US government, this title recounts how the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has emerged as one of the most important and controversial agencies in the US government.

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The Federal Reserve System takes a hard look at the bank regulatory system in the U.S. which differs dramatically from all other developed countries in its diversity: Federal Reserve, Comptroller of the Currency, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and fifty state bank superintendents.

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The Federal Reserve System takes a hard look at the bank regulatory system in the U.S. which differs dramatically from all other developed countries in its diversity: Federal Reserve, Comptroller of the Currency, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and fifty state bank superintendents.

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Women have historically provided vision and leadership to African countries and are now being recognized as pivotal to the overall sustainable development of Africa.

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Advanced students and researchers in the field of labor economics, labor history, and the sociology of labor markets will appreciate Korver's unique approach to the history of the American labor market.

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The Financial Analyst's Guide to Monetary Policy approaches monetary policy in a straightforward manner. Then it considers the practical implications and strategies that are important to the business executives, financial analysts, portfolio managers, and investors in general.

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In 2008 the US government stepped in to rescue a faltering financial system. Two years later everyone is still wondering what exactly prompted a calamity of such magnitude. To answer this question, US Congress created the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission in May 2009. This title presents the Commission's revealing and substantive account.

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Must reading for institutional and private investors, this book will also be of significant interest to corporate executives who may be faced with management responsibilities during a planned corporate event such as a stock repurchase program or an unplanned disaster like the Union Carbide incident in Bhopal or the Tylenol poisonings.

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This volume integrates financial theory, particularly financial contracting theory, into macroeconomics. Dr. Krainer takes an unconventional approach to the subject of financial institutions and markets: by applying financial theory to macroeconomic topics, he portrays a different view of how the financial system interacts with the economy.

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Following up on the successful "Smart Women Finish Rich" and "Smart Couples Finish Rich, " Bach helps readers put the nine principles for creating a rich future into practice with a workbook full of planning tools, exercises, checklists, and worksheets.

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Recasting the "problem of the last 100 feet" as "the length of the first 100 feet", this book challenges individuals, businesses, and policymakers to rethink fundamental issues in telecommunications policy.

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Pulling together the vast literature on this subject, Avery and Zabel explain the concept of flexible work, trace the origin and growth of this workplace trend, and review the research on a range of flexible work arrangements.

Workplace flexibility is international in scope.

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The Florida land boom was an outgrowth of the industrialization of America, the onset of World War I, and the special natural environment of the state. A place for forts and ports since the days of the Spanish Empire, the presence of military aviation in Florida served to bring attention to the state.

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