2????????????????????500 words, critical review of two books `bout divergent vie Leave a reply 2????????????????????500 words, critical review of two books `bout divergent views on economic history (below): (1000 words on each book + 250 intro + 250 conclusion) Must include: A brief overview of whats in each book (focusing on the essence of the argument). The books reception by the academic profession. This is where the book reviews come in. What do the reviewers criticize? Do they have a point? An evaluation of each book (Is the argument consistent? Are there any obvious holes? Is one book stronger than the other?) A comparison of the books (Where do they clash? Where do they complement each other?) Book 1) Primarily focuses on Institutions: Acemoglu, Daron and Robinson, James A. Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty. London: Books, 2012 reviews: Diamond, Jared. What makes countries rich or poor? The New York Review of Books, 7th June 2012, 7 pages https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2012/06/07/what-makes-countries-rich-or-poor/ Jennings, Colin. Institutions and prosperity. A review of Timothy Besley and Torsten Persson, Pillars of Prosperity: the Political Economics of Development Clusters and Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson, Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity and Poverty. Europea????????????????????n Journal of Political Economy 29, 2013, pp. 252 258 (file attached) MacLeod, W. Bentley. On Economics: A Review of Why Nations Fail by D. Acemoglu and J. Rpbinson and Pillars of Prosperity by T. Besley and T. Persson. Journal of Economic Literature 51 (1), 2013, pp. 116 143 Vries, Peer. Does wealth entirely depend on inclusive institutions and pluralist politics? A review of Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson, Why nation fail. Ensayos de Economía 43, 2013, pp. 181 198 Tim Harcourt, The University of New South Wales, Australia review Book 2) Primarily focuses on Culture/Ideas: Clark, Gregory. A Farewell to Alms: A Brief Economic History of The World. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2007 reviews: Solow, Robert M. Survival of the Richest? The New York Review of Books, 22nd November 2007, Allen, Robert C. A Review of Gregory Clarks A Farewell to Alms: A Brief Economic History of the World. Journal of Economic Literature 46 (4), 2008, pp. 946 973 McCloskey, Deirdre N. You know, Ernest, the rich are different from you and me: A comment on Clarks A Fare????????????????????well to Alms. European Review of Economic History 12, 2008, pp. 138 148 This entry was posted in History on December 5, 2021 by .
