Kicking away the ladder : development strategy in historical perspective / [Ha-Joon Chang]

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chang, Ha-Joon.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International economic relations.

Economic development--Political aspects.

Economic development.

Economic development--History.

History.

Developing countries--Economic policy.

Developing countries--Foreign economic relations.

Local Subjects:

Developing countries--Economic policy.

Developing countries--Foreign economic relations.

Physical Description:

187 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Anthem, 2002.

Summary:

How did the rich countries really become rich? In this provocative new 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. Adopting an historical approach, Dr Chang finds that the economic evolution of now-developed countries differed dramatically from the procedures that they now recommend to poorer nations. His conclusions are compelling and disturbing: that developed countries are attempting to "kick away the ladder" by which they have climbed to the top, thereby preventing developing counties from adopting policies and institutions that they themselves used.

Contents:

Chapter 1. Introduction: How did the Rich Countries Really Become Rich? 1

1.2. Some Methodological Issues: Drawing Lessons from History 3

1.3. The Chapters 9

Chapter 2. Policies for Economic Development: Industrial, Trade and Technology Policies in Historical Perspective 13

2.2. The Catch-up Strategies 19

2.3. The Pulling-Ahead Strategy by the Leader and the Responses of the Catching-up Countries

Britain and its Followers 51

2.4. Policies for Industrial Development: Some Historical Myths and Lessons 58

Chapter 3. Institutions and Economic Development: 'Good Governance' in Historical Perspective 69

3.2. The History of Institutional Development in the Developed Countries 71

3.3. Institutional development in developing countries then and now 110

Chapter 4. Lessons for the Present 125

4.2. Rethinking Economic Policies for Development 125

4.3. Rethinking Institutional Development 129

4.4. Possible Objections 135.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [143]-159) and index.

ISBN:

1843310279

OCLC:

48931308