This page provides access to "The Federal Reserve System/Purposes & Functions," a publication of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. This book is available as a complete publication or by chapter. The book covers the following areas:(1) Overview of the Federal Reserve System (2) Monetary Policy and the Economy (3) The Implementation of Monetary Policy (4) The Federal Reserve in International Sphere (5) Supervision and Regulation (6) Consumer and Community Affairs (7) Reserve Bank Services (8) Appendices (9) Index.