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Author Muirhead, Bruce

Title Against the odds : the public life and times of Louis Rasminsky / Bruce Muirhead
Published Toronto, Ont. : University of Toronto Press, ©1999

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Description 1 online resource (x, 380 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : portraits
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Contents Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Montreal, Toronto, London -- 2. Geneva and the League of Nations -- 3. Ottawa and Wartime Controls -- 4. The Road to Bretton Woods -- 5. International Reconstruction -- 6. Into the Breach -- 7. Rebuilding Confidence: First Term -- 8. Fighting Inflation: Second Term -- 9. Four Crises -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Illustration Credits -- Index
Summary "Against the Odds is the story of Louis Rasminsky, an extraordinary figure in Canadian economic history. Governor of the Bank of Canada from 1961 to 1973, Rasminsky was one of only two Jewish senior civil servants in Canada when he was appointed. This authorized biography of Rasminsky's professional life sheds light on the development of Canadian economic and monetary policy after the Second World War." "Rising above many formidable challenges, Rasminsky made a name for himself at the Bank of Canada, at the Foreign Exchange Control Board, and later at the international conferences that helped restructure the world economy. The heart of this work is devoted to his increasingly important work at the Bank from 1940 on, his time as governor, and the role the Bank played in Canada's economic development."--Jacket
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Rasminsky, L. (Louis), 1908-
SUBJECT Rasminsky, L. (Louis), 1908- fast
Subject Bank of Canada -- History
Bank of Canada -- Officials and employees -- Biography
SUBJECT Bank of Canada fast
Subject Monetary policy -- Canada -- History -- 20th century
Bankers -- Canada -- Biography
Bankers -- Canada -- Biography
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Political.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Finance.
Bankers
Employees
Monetary policy
Canada
Genre/Form Electronic books
Biographies
History
Biographies.
Biographies.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781442670709
1442670703