President Jimmy Carter's economic legacy
The Indicator from Planet Money
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Carter's Bold Economic Decision in the 1970s
This chapter explores President Jimmy Carter's strategic measures to combat the raging inflation of the 1970s, including his appointment of Paul Volcker as Fed chairman. It contrasts past administrations' ineffective approaches with Carter's decisive shift in monetary policy during a transformative economic era.
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