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Bad Samaritans? The Truth About Development and the Global South | Ha-Joon Chang
The standard narrative tells us developing countries are poor due to a lack of free markets, free trade, and strong intellectual property rights. But what if this narrative is a carefully constructed myth? In this video, we dive deep into the groundbreaking work of economist Ha-Joon Chang, author of "Kicking Away the Ladder" and "Bad Samaritans." Chang exposes how today's developed nations actively avoided the very policies they now push onto the Global South. We'll explore the historical hypocrisy of "free trade," the dangers of premature liberalization, the problematic role of intellectual…
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