A full book review may concern only one book. Its length is about 1500-2000 words. It should give readers an engaging, informative, and critical discussion of the work. The review should follow the Guidelines below.
You can choose one of the following to write:
White Man’s Burden -William Easterly
Poor economics- Banerjee, and Duflo
Good economics for hard times- Banerjee
Why nations fail- Daron Acemoglu
Dead Aid- Dambisa Moyo
The review should consider (please use as your outline):
• The intended audience for the book and who would find it useful
• The background of the author(s)
• The main ideas and major objectives of the book and how effectively these are accomplished
• The context or impetus for the book – – political controversy, implications of the book for research, policy, practice, or theory
• A comparison with other works on this subject
• Constructive comments about the strength and weaknesses of the book
The front page of your review should include:
• Your first and last name
• Your student id
• Author(s) or editor(s) first and last name(s) (please indicate if it is an edited book)
• Title of book
• Year of publication
• Place of publication
• Publisher
• Number of pages
• Price (please indicate paperback or hardcover) if available
• ISBN