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Bridge over ocean
1 March 2005 Financial Analysts Journal Volume 61, Issue 2

Paul Volcker: The Making of a Financial Legend (a review)

  1. Victor F. Morris
  2. Martin S. Fridson, CFA

The accomplishments of Paul Volcker are well worth noting. He successfully led the United States in perhaps the most tumultuous period in its history, when interest rates and inflation reached levels not seen before or since. His unique role as an arbiter of corporate and professional ethics since that time, however, may turn out to be more significant than anything else he did in 30 years of public service.

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