Reclaiming Development: An Alternative Economic Policy Manual
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Reclaiming Development: An Alternative Economic Policy Manual is a book by economist Ha-Joon Chang that critiques mainstream neoliberal development strategies and proposes heterodox, state-led alternatives for economic growth in developing countries.
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Target entity: Reclaiming Development: An Alternative Economic Policy Manual Context triple: [Ha-Joon Chang, notableWork, Reclaiming Development: An Alternative Economic Policy Manual]
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Economics for the Common Good
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Open Society: Reforming Global Capitalism
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The Dissolution of Non-Capitalist Environments
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Target entity: Reclaiming Development: An Alternative Economic Policy Manual Target entity description: Reclaiming Development: An Alternative Economic Policy Manual is a book by economist Ha-Joon Chang that critiques mainstream neoliberal development strategies and proposes heterodox, state-led alternatives for economic growth in developing countries.
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A.
Economics for the Common Good
Economics for the Common Good is a book by Nobel laureate Jean Tirole that explains how modern economic thinking can be used to address major social challenges and improve public policy.
-
B.
Re-envisioning Socialism
Re-envisioning Socialism is a work by economist Prabhat Patnaik that critically reassesses socialist theory and practice in light of contemporary global capitalism and proposes renewed socialist alternatives.
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C.
Open Society: Reforming Global Capitalism
Open Society: Reforming Global Capitalism is a book by financier and philanthropist George Soros in which he critiques modern global capitalism and advocates for more open, democratic, and regulated economic systems.
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D.
Good Economics for Hard Times
Good Economics for Hard Times is a popular economics book by Nobel laureates Abhijit V. Banerjee and Esther Duflo that examines contemporary social and economic challenges through rigorous empirical research and accessible analysis.
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E.
The Dissolution of Non-Capitalist Environments
The Dissolution of Non-Capitalist Environments is a section of Rosa Luxemburg’s Marxist economic work *The Accumulation of Capital* that analyzes how capitalism expands by undermining and absorbing pre-capitalist social and economic systems.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| instanceOf |
book
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economics book ⓘ |
| advocates |
active industrial policy
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policy space for developing countries ⓘ state-led development ⓘ |
| argues |
capital controls can be useful for developing economies
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developing countries need flexibility in using tariffs and subsidies ⓘ historical experience of rich countries contradicts neoliberal advice ⓘ industrial upgrading requires strategic state intervention ⓘ macroeconomic policy should support development goals ⓘ |
| author | Ha-Joon Chang ⓘ |
| coAuthor | Ilene Grabel ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticizes |
IMF policy prescriptions
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World Bank structural adjustment programs ⓘ financial liberalization in developing countries ⓘ privatization as a universal policy prescription ⓘ trade liberalization orthodoxy ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
historical analysis of development trajectories
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importance of national policy autonomy ⓘ role of institutions in development ⓘ |
| genre |
development economics
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political economy ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Washington Consensus
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development policy ⓘ economic development ⓘ heterodox economics ⓘ industrial policy ⓘ international financial institutions ⓘ macroeconomic policy in developing countries ⓘ neoliberalism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
accessible presentation of heterodox development strategies
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systematic critique of mainstream development policy ⓘ |
| perspective |
critical of Washington Consensus
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heterodox economics ⓘ |
| positionOnNeoliberalism | critical ⓘ |
| publisher | Zed Books ⓘ |
| structure | policy-oriented manual ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
activists and NGOs concerned with development
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policy makers in developing countries ⓘ students of development economics ⓘ |
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