Bad Samaritans - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 190521135X ISBN 13 : 9781905211357

Editeur : Random House Books, 2007

Synopsis

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, he argues, the world's wealthiest countries and supra-national institutions like the IMF, World Bank and WTO want to see all nations developing into modern industrial societies. In practice, though, those at the top are 'kicking away the ladder' to wealth that they themselves climbed. Why? Self-interest certainly plays a part. But, more often, rich and powerful governments and institutions are actually being 'Bad Samaritans': their intentions are worthy but their simplistic free-market ideology and poor understanding of history leads them to inflict policy errors on others. Chang demonstrates this by contrasting the route to success of economically vibrant countries with the very different route now being dictated to the world's poorer nations. In the course of this, he shows just how muddled the thinking is in such key areas as trade and foreign investment. He shows that the case for privatisation and against state involvement is far from proven. And he explores the ways in which attitudes to national cultures and political ideologies are obscuring clear thinking and creating bad policy. Finally, he argues the case for new strategies for a more prosperous world that may appall the 'Bad Samaritans'.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Ha-Joon Chang is a Cambridge economist who has been on the editorial board of the Cambridge Journal of Economics since 1992. He has also worked as a consultant for the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, various UN agencies and for the governments of Canada, Japan, South Africa, the UK, and Venezuela. He has published numerous articles and books, most recently, Kicking Away the Ladder - Development Strategy in Historical Perspective (winner of the 2003 Myrdal Prize). In 2005, he and Richard Nelson of Columbia University received the Leontief Prize.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Random House Books
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 190521135X
• ISBN 13: 9781905211357
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 288
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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