An analysis of the lessons learned from the 1930s financial rescue mechanism, the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, and a comparison of its structure to that of today's Resolution Trust Corporation.Reconstruction Finance Corporation ; Resolution Trust Corporation (U.S.)

Walker F. Todd

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History of and rationales for the Reconstruction Finance Corporation

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History of and rationales for the Reconstruction Finance Corporation

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