Bad Samaritans : the guilty secrets of rich nations and the threat to global prosperity / Ha-Joon Chang.
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TextPublication details: London : Random House Business Books, 2008Description: xi, 276 p. ; 20 cmISBN: 9781905211371 (pbk.)Other title: Guilty secrets of rich nations and the threat to global prosperitySubject(s): Globalization | Economic development | Developed countries -- Economic conditions | Economic history | Developing countries -- Economic conditions | Developing countries -- Foreign economic relationsDDC classification: 338.9 LOC classification: HC59.7 | .C43 2007Summary: "... In theory, ... the world's wealthiest countries and major institutions, such as the IMF and the World Bank, want to see all nations become modern, thriving societies. In practice, though, those at the top are 'kicking away the ladder' to wealth that they themselves climbed" "... Chang reveals double standards at work everywhere: in policy-makers' understanding of history, in their attitudes to such key issues as free trade and foreign investment, and in their stubborn prejudices about national stereotypes and 'ideal' forms of government. He shows precisely why these double standards have become so deeply embedded, and how they have damaged--and continue to damage--the developing world. And he convincingly demonstrates how a fairer and more prosperous global economy could be created if only the Bad Samaritans would accept the evidence that is actually staring them in the face"--Back cover.
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Includes index.
"... In theory, ... the world's wealthiest countries and major institutions, such as the IMF and the World Bank, want to see all nations become modern, thriving societies. In practice, though, those at the top are 'kicking away the ladder' to wealth that they themselves climbed" "... Chang reveals double standards at work everywhere: in policy-makers' understanding of history, in their attitudes to such key issues as free trade and foreign investment, and in their stubborn prejudices about national stereotypes and 'ideal' forms of government. He shows precisely why these double standards have become so deeply embedded, and how they have damaged--and continue to damage--the developing world. And he convincingly demonstrates how a fairer and more prosperous global economy could be created if only the Bad Samaritans would accept the evidence that is actually staring them in the face"--Back cover.
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