Against the Odds: The Public Life and Times of Louis Rasminsky
by Muirhead, Bruce
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0802006299
- ISBN 13
- 9780802006295
- Seller
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Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Canada: U of T Press, 1999. Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 380 pages. Index. Footnotes. Black and white photographic plates. "The story of Louis Rasminsky, an extraordinary figure in Canadian economic history. Governor of the Bank of Canada from 1961 to 1973, Rasminksy was one of only two Jewish senior civil servants in Canada when he was appointed.... Sheds light on the development of Canadian economic and monetary policy after the Second World War." - from dust jacket. Pleasingly light wear. Usual library markings. A quality copy..
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- Bookseller
- RareNonFiction.com (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 422a2517
- Title
- Against the Odds: The Public Life and Times of Louis Rasminsky
- Author
- Muirhead, Bruce
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0802006299
- ISBN 13
- 9780802006295
- Publisher
- U of T Press
- Place of Publication
- Canada
- Date Published
- 1999
- Keywords
- Louis Rasminsky bank of Canada Governor Monetary Policy History Canada 20th Century Officials Bankers
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography; Economics;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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