Title

The Missing Central Bank: A Case History of the United States of America 1791-1913

Author

Samia HusainFollow

Author's School

Graduate School of Arts & Sciences

Author's Department/Program

Political Science

Language

English (en)

Date of Award

1-1-2011

Degree Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Arts (MA)

Chair and Committee

Norman Schofield

Abstract

This paper explores the economic, political, and social motivations for why the United States of America chose not to have a central bank between the years of 1775 and 1913. The paper will explain why in the initial years of the republic there was support for the national bank but over time opinions drastically changed. In addition, it will explore how even after several financial crises during the 1800s, there was still little desire to have a central bank. The paper will conclude by explaining how the presence of a central bank became essential to the U.S. financial markets in the early 1900s.

Comments

Political Economy and Public Policy, Center for Political Economy

Permanent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.7936/K7Q52MRJ

Recommended Citation

Husain, Samia, "The Missing Central Bank: A Case History of the United States of America 1791-1913" (2011). All Theses and Dissertations (ETDs). 543.
https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/etd/543