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Agenda• Introduction• Awards and praises• About Author• Characters
introduction• Plot of Book• Review• Conclusion
Introduction
• Written by Liaquat Ahmed in 2009.• Written on economic downfall of 1929.• Published by Windmill Books, UK.• Book is about the events that lead to The Great
Depression.• Was written during Financial Crises of 2007 – 2010.• Very Relevant to Current Economic Conditions.
Awards and Praises• Shortlisted for BBC Samuel
Johnson Prize.• Won Financial Times/Goldman
Sachs Business Book of the Year.
• Won Spear’s Financial History Book of the Year.
• Won 2010 Pulitzer Price for History.
• Well Received by Critiques.• Praised by All Strata of Financial
Society.
About Author• He was born in Kenya, and is
an Indian by Origin.• Liaquat Ahmed has studied
in Harvard and Cambridge University.
• He was Investment Manager for 25 Years.
• Worked in World Bank.• He was the CEO of a
subsidiary of BNP Paribas.• He is the board of trustees
of Brooking Institution.
• following main characters. Montagu Norman Benjamin Strong Hjalmar Schacht Emile Moreu John Maynard Keynes
Introduction of Characters
Plot of the Book
• Started from Pre WWI Era.• Discuss events and situation of postwar.• Actions of four Economic power of world.• Provided Statistical analysis of results.• Discussed evolution of the great economist Keynes.• The reason for start of depression.• How the downfall spread to rest of the world.• Post depression environment of world.
Book Review
• Written in context of recent economic condition.• Economics covered in form of history.• Third person point of view narrative.• Analytical but not critique.• Coherent, fluidity, and clarity in writing.• Eclectic not assumption.• Sources are relevant and authentic.• Profound treatment of facts
Conclusion• Well written, simple
language.• Easy to understand,
not esoteric.• Well connected and
interesting.• Must read for
business professionals
• 4.5 out of 5