What is economics? What can - and can't - it explain about the world? Why does it matter? Ha-Joon Chang teaches economics at Cambridge University, and writes a column for the Guardian. The Observer called his book 23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism, which was a no.1 bestseller, 'a witty [...]

A response to The World Is Flat challenges beliefs about free trade, globalization, and economic justice to provide a contrarian history of global capitalism, revealing how top-level economies achieved their wealth through less ethical practices that victimized the developing world. Simultaneous.[...]

Thing 1: There is no such thing as a free market. Thing 4: The washing machine has changed the world more than the internet has. Thing 13: Making rich people richer doesn't make the rest of us richer. This lighthearted book has a serious purpose: to lay bare the assumptions behind today's dominant e[...]

Thing 1: There is no such thing as free market. Thing 4: The washing machine has changed the world more than the Internet. Thing 5: Assume the worst about people, and you get the worst. Thing 13: Making rich people richer doesn't make the rest of us richer.If you've wondered how we did not see the e[...]

In his bestselling "23 Things They Don't Tell You About Capitalism," ""Cambridge economist Ha-Joon Chang brilliantly debunked many of the predominant myths of neoclassical economics. Now, in an entertaining and accessible primer, he explains how the global economy actually works--in real-world terms[...]

The role of the state continues to be a key debate in economics and development studies. Dr ha-Joon Chang has been one of the leading voices questioning the axiomatic wisdom of what is called the Washington Consensus "free market" view that the role of the state should be minimized. In this collecti[...]

Argues that in theory 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. This book describes that in practice, though, those at the top are 'kicking away the ladder' to wealth that the[...]

Oletko ihmetellyt, miten voi olla mahdollista, ettei juuri kukaan koko maailmassa osannut varautua vuoden 2008 talousromahdukseen? Ha-Joon Chang tarjoaa kysymykseen kaksikymmentäkolme vastausta: hän kertoo sen, mistä vapaan markkinatalouden ilosanoman levittäjät vaikenevat. 23 tosiasiaa kapital[...]