Kicking Away The Ladder by Ha-Joon Chang
Development Strategy in Historical Perspective
This work argues that today’s wealthy countries became industrialized through protectionism, state guidance, and selective intervention—then later promoted free-market orthodoxy that limits similar tools for poorer nations. Drawing on historical cases from Britain, the United States, Germany, and others, it shows how tariffs, subsidies, and policy experimentation nurtured infant industries. It critiques international rules that restrict policy space for latecomers and urges a pragmatic, context-specific approach to development rather than one-size-fits-all prescriptions.
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- Published
- 2002
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- Length
- Short
- Pages
- 190-210
- Original Language
- English
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