Reviews for Digital Economics: How Information Technology Has Transformed Business Thinking

The average rating for Digital Economics: How Information Technology Has Transformed Business Thinking based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2015-01-14 00:00:00 Curtis Robinson Read this book before starting my new job tomorrow! It was a decent survey of the history of the International Financial system, but unfortunately it wasn't exactly what I was looking for. I was hoping it would focus a bit more on the IMF, and take a more comprehensive look at the work it does. Instead, the (relatively short) book focuses a bit more on trying to tell a cohesive story about how international financial institutions within the League of Nations and the IMF were related. Pauly does a decent job of doing this, but I suppose his point felt a bit narrow. Also, at one point he mentions that there isn't much primary evidence that people involved in the creation of the IMF saw the LoN as a major inspiration, which effectively means there isn't much evidence to back up what he's saying. This isn't really well addressed within the book, and he kinda just moves past it. Odd. Overall, not a highly recommended book. I think it does a decent job of what it sets out to do, but what it sets out to do feels a bit narrow and not particularly interesting, so I don't really know if I'd recommend it.

Review # 2 was written on 2012-06-23 00:00:00 Rachel Cresswell I read this book hoping to find some insights or predictions about where the current economic mess is headed, internationally and domestically. What I got was a windy and frequently opaque description of past international and domestic financial crises, padded by a series of self-serving and egotistical, self-serving anecdotes and name-dropping taken from Mr. Smick's career as an economic consultant. For the most part, I was unable to follow the logic in his explanations of international credit and the interplay of interest rates and rates of exchange. Perhaps they are obvious to him, but I doubt if most readers will follow them. He simply states what happened, but fails to clearly explain why. Very disappointing; I'll have to look elsewhere for enlightenment.