A Book ReviewPresented By:

Sanjeet Singh Thakur

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

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