Politics and Banking: Ideas, Public Policy, and the Creation of Financial Institutions: Susan Hoffmann
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“A readable and thought-provoking treatise… A good addition to the literature on financial history and public policy in banking.” — Lynne Pierson Doti, Journal of Economic History
“Ideas matter. Susan Hoffmann, an assistant professor of political science at Western Michigan University, amply demonstrates this in her well-written study of the creation of financial institutions in the United States.” — Carolyn M. Shrewsbury, Perspectives on Political Science
“The strength of the book is in its broad historical sweep. One cannot help but be impressed with the recitation of various events and actors.” — Jim Granato, Journal of Politics
“Offering a political scientist’s view of the evolution of banking regulation in the United States, Susan Hoffmann approaches the creation of banks, savings and loans, and credit unions from the perspective of ‘public philosophies’ about money, banking, and credit… [Hoffmann also provides] a good analysis of the New Deal banking laws.” — Larry Schweikart, American Political Science Review
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“This is a wonderful book. Clearly, carefully, and thoughtfully written, it presents a compelling view about the importance of ideas in the construction of the various financial sectors of the United States. The author succeeds in showing how the political philosophies of those involved in the financial policy process influenced the financial institutions that developed through that process. The scholarship is broad-ranging and sound. It provides an original contribution to the political economy field: few political scientists have paid much attention to American financial institutions, and few economists have focused on the political philosophies underpinning the financial system.” — Mark Carl Rom, Georgetown University
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