Reclaiming Development: An Alternative Economic Policy Manual (Global Issues)

Chang, Ha-Joon; Grabel, Ilene

ISBN 10: 1842772015 / ISBN 13: 9781842772010

Published by Zed Books, 2004

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Reclaiming Development: An Alternative Economic Policy Manual (Global Issues)
• Publisher: Zed Books
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1842772015
• ISBN 13: 9781842772010
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

There is no alternative - to neo-liberal economics, Americanisation and globalisation - remains the driving assumption within the international development policy establishment. Ha-Joon Chang and Ilene Grabel explain the main assertions of this dominant school. They combine data, a devastating economic logic, and an analysis of the historical experiences of leading Western and East Asian economies, to question the validity of the neo-liberal development model. They then set out practical alternatives in the key areas: trade and industrial policy; privatisation; intellectual property rights; external borrowing; investment; financial regulation; exchange rates, monetary policy, government revenue and expenditure. The most useful proposals that have emerged around the world are combined with some innovative measures of their own, in an empowering and accessible book.

About the Author

Ha-Joon Chang teaches economics at Cambridge University. His books include Reclaiming Development (Zed 2004) and 23 Things They Don’t Tell You about Capitalism (2010).