Checking on Banks: Autonomy and Accountability in Three Federal Agencies

Eager to make government work better, cost less, and be more accountable, reformers are embracing a common prescription: consolidate and downsize government agencies to eliminate duplication and overlap. But is this prescription really a panacea for what ails government, or is the solution for better government performance more complex?
This book tackles that question by examining the three federal agencies responsible for supervising the nation's banks—the Federal Reserve Board (the Fed), t...