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The United States spent most of the nineteenth century without a central bank, on purpose, and the institution it finally built in 1913 was shaped at every point by that suspicion — decentralised into twelve regional banks, governed by a compromise, and given a mandate that has been quietly rewritten every few decades since.

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How should I approach learning the history of the federal reserve?
The United States spent most of the nineteenth century without a central bank, on purpose, and the institution it finally built in 1913 was shaped at every point by that suspicion — decentralised into twelve regional banks, governed by a compromise, and given a mandate that has been quietly rewritten every few decades since.
What's a good book to start the history of the federal reserve with?
A strong starting point is A History of the Federal Reserve, Volume 1 by Allan H. Meltzer. The ordered reading paths above show exactly where it fits and what to read next.

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