banks and banking

Examines the federal case of McCulloch v. Maryland, a key decision handed down by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1819, that largely determined the future power balance between the national government and the states.

Examines the Supreme Court case of 1819 in which the issue of state rights came to bear on banking practices of the Bank of the United States in Maryland.

Provides an account of the Supreme Court case of McCulloch v Maryland in which the State of Maryland attempted to block the operation of a branch of the Second Bank of the United States, setting off a debate over issues of sovereignty and implied powers.

Explores the functioning of the Federal Reserve and monetary policy in the United States. Discusses how these topics contribute to the overall functioning of the nation's economic system and includes color photographs, a glossary, and further reading sources.

In this book, the author shares ten simple rules, or secrets, for managing bills successfully and avoiding the debt trap. With clear explanations, a helpful glossary, and fascinating financial facts, it can help teens build a foundation for a healthy financial future.

For fifty years, economists have been developing elegant theories of how markets facilitate innovation, create wealth, and allocate society's resources efficiently. But what about when they fail, when they lead us to stock market bubbles, glaring inequality, polluted rivers, and credit crunches? In How Markets Fail, John Cassidy describes the rising influence of "utopian economics"-the thinking that is blind to how real people act and that denies the many ways an unregulated free market can bring on disaster. Combining on-the-ground reporting and clear explanations of economic theories, Cassidy warns that in today's economic crisis, following old orthodoxies isn't just misguided-it's downright dangerous.

Traces the history of money and banking and discusses such related topics as credit cards, counterfeiting, and coin collecting.

Explains such concepts as money, currency, paper money, banks, and banking services.

An introduction to various kinds of banks and their functions, with a brief history of banking in the United States.

Chronicles the political struggles that led to an American financial crisis when the stock market collapsed in 1987.