On Global Economic History
Allen, Robert C. Global Economic History. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2011. pp. 170. Paperback.
Beginning chapters were decent, middle chapters on the Americas and Africa were excellent, last chapters were lacking. The chapter on the Americas was especially illuminating. Allen seems to take a “one size fits all” approach, which I don’t think is a good way of seeing the history of economic “development,” but this book does function as an excellent introduction to the subject.