Using irreverent wit, an engagingly personal style, and a battery of examples, Chang blasts holes in the "World I s Flat" orthodoxy of T homas Friedman and other liberal economists who argue that only unfettered capitalism and wide-open international trade can lift struggling nations out of poverty. On the contrary, Chang shows, today's economic superpowers--from the U .S. to Britain to his native Korea--all attained prosperity by shameless protectionism and government intervention in industry. We have conveniently forgotten this fact, telling ourselves a fairy tale about the magic of free trade and--via our proxies such as the World Bank, I nternational Monetary Fund, and World T rade Organization--ramming policies that suit ourselves down the throat of the developing world.
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Using irreverent wit, an engagingly personal style, and a battery of examples, Chang blasts holes in the "World I s Flat" orthodoxy of T homas Friedman and other liberal economists who argue that only unfettered capitalism and wide-open international trade can lift struggling nations out of poverty. On the contrary, Chang shows, today's economic superpowers--from the U .S. to Britain to his native Korea--all attained prosperity by shameless protectionism and government intervention in industry. We have conveniently forgotten this fact, telling ourselves a fairy tale about the magic of free trade and--via our proxies such as the World Bank, I nternational Monetary Fund, and World T rade Organization--ramming policies that suit ourselves down the throat of the developing world.
Imprint | Bloomsbury Publishing Plc |
Country of origin | United States |
Release date | 2009 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days |
First published | December 2008 |
Authors | Ha-Joon Chang |
Dimensions | 209 x 140 x 20mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback - Trade |
Pages | 276 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-59691-598-5 |
Barcode | 9781596915985 |
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LSN | 1-59691-598-6 |