Book Report : Please write a short (suggested length: 6- 8 double spaced pages in MS Doc, including references) book report. Please feel free to write a longer report if you wish. You will be expected to give proper references and use the assigned readings as well- as readings and research that you do on your own. The book reports will be due on: November 30th
( Monday)
at 11:59pm. on Canvas under assignments tab ) .
The report needs to:
a) summarize the main points of the book
b) Give your critical assessment of the book .. ( e.g. do you agree or disagree with the main arguments ? Why OR why NOT ?
c) c) Your assessment needs to refer to at least
TWO
readings / Lectures / Videos you have read / watched for this class.
d) If you cite research that you have done on your own, please give the proper citation.
1.
Globalization and Its Discontents Revisited: Anti-Globalization in the Era of Trump,
Joseph Stiglitz, W.W. Norton, 2018
2.
The Globalization Paradox: Democracy and the Future of the World Economy. Dani Rodrik, W.W. Norton,
2011.
3.
Kicking Away the Ladder: Development Strategy in Historical Perspective,
Ha – Joon Chang, Anthem Press, 2002.
4.
Belt and Road: A Chinese World Order, Bruno Macaes, Oxford University Press, 2019.
5.
Making Global Trade Work for People. UNDP, Earthscan,
2003.
Available at
http://ctrc.sice.oas.org/trc/Articles/UNDP_FULL.pdf
( for free downloading )
6.
In Defense of Globalization ,
Jagdish Bhagwati, 2004, Oxford University Press.
7.
Global Inequality: A new Approach for the Age of Globalization,
Branko Milanovic, 2018, Harvard University Press.
These books are available on Amazon and other e- formats. You can often download a sample copy.