Kicking Away the Ladder: Development Strategy in Historical Perspective

Kicking Away the Ladder: Development Strategy in Historical Perspective
ISBN-10
0857287613
ISBN-13
9780857287618
Category
Business & Economics
Pages
196
Language
English
Published
2002-07-01
Publisher
Anthem Press
Author
Ha-Joon Chang

Description

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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