Book reviews aim to engage with a book, or a number of books on the same subject, froma knowledgeable and critical perspective. It describes the contents of the book, highlightsits strengths and critiques its weaknesses. You need to strike the right balance betweenthese. Roughly speaking, you need an introduction, then spend some time telling readerswhat the book is about; its fundamental argument; its approach; the topics, countries orcases the author analyses; and what kind of readers the book is aimed at. Use the rest ofthe review to give an assessment of how well it succeeds in convincing the reader. Doesthe author succeed in his/her goals? Is the book innovative or noteworthy in theory,method or empirical work? Are there gaps or anomalies in its coverage? How plausible arethe author’s arguments? Is the book well written? All references to sections of the bookshould be followed by a page numbers. Try to follow a similar structure when writing the book review Please use these references (and any others you think are relevant : approx 5-8 references during the review to draw on the book (not all but some the relevant parts of each to review the book and connect it to the broader literature) -Chang, Ha-Joon. (2008). Bad Samaritans: The Myth of Free Trade and the Secret History ofCapitalism. (New York: Bloomsbury), chapter 2. -Reinert, Erik. S. (2009). Emulation versus Comparative Advantage: Competing andComplementary Principles in the History of Economic Policy, in Mario Cimoli, GiovanniDosi, and Joseph E. Stiglitz (eds.) Industrial Policy and Development: The PoliticalEconomy of Capabilities Accumulation, (Oxford University Press). -Rodrik, Dani. (2016). Straight Talk on Trade Ideas for a Sane World Economy. (Princeton andWoodstock: Princeton University Press). Particularly chapter 4, -Margulis, Mathias. E. (Ed.). (2017). The Global Political Economy of Ral Prebisch. (Abingdonand New York: Taylor & Francis).Friedrich List, The National System of Political Economy, in George T. Crane and Abla -Amawi (eds.) (2013). The theoretical evolution of international political economy: areader. 2nd ed. (New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press). -Dos Santos, Theotonio. (1970). The Structure of Dependence, The American EconomicReview, Vol. 60, No. 2, pp. 231-236. -Alexander Hamilton, Report on Manufactures in George T. Crane and Abla Amawi (eds.)(2013). The theoretical evolution of international political economy: a reader. 2nd ed.(New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press).
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