Alan Shrugged: Alan Greenspan, the World's Most Powerful Banker

321 Pages·2002·1.24 MB·English

by  Jerome Tuccille

Alan
Shrugged
The Life and Times of Alan Greenspan,
the World’s Most Powerful Banker
JEROME TUCCILLE
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Alan
Shrugged
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Alan
Shrugged
The Life and Times of Alan Greenspan,
the World’s Most Powerful Banker
JEROME TUCCILLE
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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C O N T E N T S
Acknowledgments ix
Preface xiii
PA R T O N E All That Jazz 1
Chapter 1 3
Chapter 2 13
Chapter 3 21
Chapter 4 28
Chapter 5 37
PA R T T W O The Randian 45
Chapter 6 47
Chapter 7 55
Chapter 8 63
Chapter 9 70
Chapter 10 77
Chapter 11 84
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