- Publisher: Fernwood Publishing
- ISBN: 9781552661383
- Paperback
- Price: $19.95 CAD
- Publication Date: 2004
- Rights: Canada
- Pages: 240
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Request Exam CopyReclaiming Development
An Alternative Economic Policy Manual
Ha-Joon Chang, Ilene Grabel
”There is no alternative to neo-liberal economics, Americanization and globalization” remains the driving assumption within the international development policy establishment. Ha-Joon Chang and IIene Grabel question the validity of this assertion by combining data, a devastating economic logic and an analysis of the historical experiences of leading Western and East Asian economies. They also include practical alternatives in key areas: trade and industrial policy; privatization; intellectual property rights; external borrowing; investment; financial regulation; exchange rates, monetary policy, government revenue and expenditure.
”This book is not only a superb antidote to the numbing myths of neo-liberalism but also a stimulating presentation of the many possibilities for alternatives to neo-liberal economic policy” —Trandika Mkandawire, Director, United Nations Research Institute for Social Research (UNRISD)
Contents
- Introduction: Reclaiming Development
- PART I Myths and Realities about Development
- PART II Economic Policy Alternatives
- Conclusion: Obstacles and Opportunities for Reclaiming Development