Auteur: Ha-Joon Chang

‘Institutional Change and Economic Development’ discusses not just theoretical issues but a diverse range of real-life institutions – political, bureaucratic, fiscal, financial, corporate, legal, soc …

This important collection tackles the failure of neoliberal reform to generate long-term growth and reduce poverty in many developing and transition economies. As dramatically demonstrated in the col …

How did the rich countries really become rich?  In this provocative study, Ha-Joon Chang examines the great pressure on developing countries from the developed world to adopt certain ‘good polic …

No one has challenged the policies of the international financial community as profoundly as Joseph Stiglitz, the former Chief Economist of the World Bank. In controversial speeches made around the w …

There is no alternative to neoliberal economics – or so it appeared when Reclaiming Development was published in 2004. Many of the same driving assumptions – monetarism and globalization – remain …

According to many scientists, climate change is a growing threat to life as we know it, requiring a large-scale, immediate response. According to many economists, climate change is a moderately …

The 1997 South Korean financial crisis not only shook the country itself but also sent shock waves through the financial world at large. This impressive book critically assesses the conventional …

This book critically re-examines the currently dominant paradigm of agricultural development policy from historical and comparative perspectives. Examining the experiences of 11 developed countries …

This book critically re-examines the currently dominant paradigm of agricultural development policy from historical and comparative perspectives. Examining the experiences of 11 developed countries …

The mainstream view of the way in which best to transform the communist economies was that there should be a rapid transition to a free market economy and political democracy. The articles in this …

There is no alternative to neoliberal economics – or so it appeared when Reclaiming Development was published in 2004. Many of the same driving assumptions – monetarism and globalization – remain …

According to many scientists, climate change is a growing threat to life as we know it, requiring a large-scale, immediate response. According to many economists, climate change is a moderately …

‘A witty and timely debunking of some of the biggest myths surrounding the global economy’ – Observer Ha-Joon Chang’s 23 Things They Don’t Tell You About Capitalism turns received economic wisdom on …

What is economics?What can – and can’t – it explain about the world? Why does it matter?Ha-Joon Chang teaches economics at Cambridge University, and writes a column for the Guardian. The Observer …

It’s rare that a book appears with a fresh perspective on world affairs, but renowned economist Ha-Joon Chang has some startlingly original things to say about the future of globalization. In theory, …

Industrial policy has long been regarded as a strategy to encourage sector-, industry-, or economy-wide development by the state. It has been central to competitiveness, catching up, and structural …

How did the rich countries really become rich?  In this provocative study, Ha-Joon Chang examines the great pressure on developing countries from the developed world to adopt certain ‘good polic …

Industrial policy has long been regarded as a strategy to encourage sector-, industry-, or economy-wide development by the state. It has been central to competitiveness, catching up, and structural …

RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK Economic thinking – about globalisation, climate change, immigration, austerity, automation and much more – in its most digestible form For decades, a single free market …

Was glauben Sie über den Kapitalismus zu wissen? Seit den 1980er-Jahren prägt die Ideologie des freien Marktes die Welt. Doch hat sie ihre Versprechen wirklich eingelöst? Macht die Globalisierung …

Was glauben Sie über den Kapitalismus zu wissen? Seit den 1980er-Jahren prägt die Ideologie des freien Marktes die Welt. Doch hat sie ihre Versprechen wirklich eingelöst? Macht die Globalisierung …

The 1997 South Korean financial crisis not only shook the country itself but also sent shock waves through the financial world at large. This impressive book critically assesses the conventional …