Reviews for Statistical abstract of the world

The average rating for Statistical abstract of the world based on 4 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2007-02-08 00:00:00 Kimberley Peters I have strongly mixed feelings about this book. With regards to the intellectual content alone, I enjoyed it, although I can't help feeling that some unhelpful binaries are being cast between the so-called 'North' and 'South', between the 'developed' and 'developing' world. I also think that this study would have benefitted from showcasing evidence of primary empirical evidence. What I really disliked about this book was the way chapters were broken up into sections -- which is fine enough -- but these sections were in turn broken up into sub-sections, which were again broken up into sub-sub sections, and sub-sub-sub sections... It does not end there. Reading the book was at times an excruciating (and alienating) experience because of the way the content was organized. It was as though the book itself was being splintered.

Review # 2 was written on 2016-09-05 00:00:00 Alice Rogers This book is a treasure for everyone who is interested in the shift from modernist (keynesian) urban planning to post-modernist (neoliberal) urban planning. However, the information is layed-out way too comprehensivly (too much repetitions and sidetracks) and the structuring and lay-out are an absolute nightmare, which makes it very hard to plough through.

Review # 3 was written on 2007-02-08 00:00:00 Brian Boss I have strongly mixed feelings about this book. With regards to the intellectual content alone, I enjoyed it, although I can't help feeling that some unhelpful binaries are being cast between the so-called 'North' and 'South', between the 'developed' and 'developing' world. I also think that this study would have benefitted from showcasing evidence of primary empirical evidence. What I really disliked about this book was the way chapters were broken up into sections -- which is fine enough -- but these sections were in turn broken up into sub-sections, which were again broken up into sub-sub sections, and sub-sub-sub sections... It does not end there. Reading the book was at times an excruciating (and alienating) experience because of the way the content was organized. It was as though the book itself was being splintered.

Review # 4 was written on 2016-09-05 00:00:00 Gregory Spannuth This book is a treasure for everyone who is interested in the shift from modernist (keynesian) urban planning to post-modernist (neoliberal) urban planning. However, the information is layed-out way too comprehensivly (too much repetitions and sidetracks) and the structuring and lay-out are an absolute nightmare, which makes it very hard to plough through.