Bibliograph

Kicking away the ladder?, economic development in historical perspective, Ha-Joon Chang

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Kicking away the ladder?, economic development in historical perspective, Ha-Joon Chang

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Kicking away the ladder?

Medium

electronic resource

Responsibility statement

Ha-Joon Chang

Series statement

Anthem world economics

Sub title

economic development in historical perspective

Summary

Kicking Away The Ladder? is a the latest in the Anthem World Economics series. It examines how developed countries compromise the economic advance of less developed nations., 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 policies' and 'good institutions', seen today as necessary for economic development. His conclusions are compelling and disturbing: that developed countries are attempting to 'kick away the ladder' with which they have climbed to the top, thereby preventing developing countries from adopting policies and institutions that they themselves have used

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