![]() (This book review was originally published in World Economics Association Newsletter 4(4), August 2014, pp.11-12. The Observer called his book 23 Things They Don’t Tell You About Capitalism, which was a no.1 bestseller, ‘a witty and timely debunking of some of the biggest myths surrounding the global economy.’ He won the Wassily Leontief Prize for advancing the frontiers of economic thought, and is a vocal critic of the failures of our current economic system. Ha-Joon Chang teaches economics at Cambridge University, and writes a column for the Guardian. What can – and can’t – it explain about the world?.With a unique mixture of recognition of the merits of alternative economic theories, reverence for historical facts, systematic reference to real-life numbers and an enviable sense of humor, Ha-Joon Chang manages to present economics as a user friendly, relevant and passionately exciting craft! His books include the international bestseller Bad Samaritans: The Myth of Free Trade and the Secret History of Capitalism, Kicking Away the Ladder, winner of the 2003 Myrdal Prize, and 23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism. ![]() ![]() Via the twelve chapters of the book, Chang takes the audience into a wonderful garden where every tree is a thinker, and every branch is an economic thought. Ha-Joon Chang teaches in the Faculty of Economics at Cambridge University. ![]() Development Strategies in an Uncertain and Unequal World The book by Ha-Joon Chang is said to be a masterpiece of the kind in the economic education sphere. ![]()
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