How did the rich countries really become rich? In this provocative study, Ha-Joon Chang examines the great pressure on developing countries from the developed world to adopt certain 'good policies' and 'good institutions', seen today as necessary for economic development. His conclusions are compelling and disturbing: that developed countries are attempting to 'kick away the ladder' with which they have climbed to the top, thereby preventing developing countries from adopting policies and institutions that they themselves have used.
- ISBN10 0857287613
- ISBN13 9780857287618
- Publish Date 1 July 2002
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Anthem Press
- Format eBook
- Pages 196
- Language English