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SUMMARY:Economic Development - Dr Ha-Joon Chang\, Cambridge
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CONTACT:Janet Gibson
DESCRIPTION:Abstract\n\nThe definition of economic development has been a 
 contentious issue\, but the debate seems to have been settled recently\, w
 ith most people operating with similar definitions - that of poverty reduc
 tion. In this lecture\, Chang will argue that this definition neglects the
  fundamental importance of production  in the economic development process
 . In this talk\, Chang will propose a new perspective on economic developm
 ent that tries to synthesise the more classic definition that emphasises p
 roduction with more recent insights into technological learning and indivi
 dual developments. \n\nBiography\n\nHa-Joon Chang teaches economics at the
  University of Cambridge. In addition to numerous journal articles and boo
 k chapters\, he has published 15 authored books (four co-authored) and 10 
 edited books. His main books include The Political Economy of Industrial P
 olicy\, Kicking Away the Ladder\, Bad Samaritans\, 23 Things They Don’t 
 Tell You About Capitalism\, and Economics: The User’s Guide. His writing
 s have been translated and published in 36 languages and 39 countries. Wor
 ldwide\, his books have sold around 1.8 million copies. He is the winner o
 f the 2003 Gunnar Myrdal Prize and the 2005 Wassily Leontief Prize. He was
  ranked no. 9 in the Prospect magazine’s World Thinkers 2014 poll.
LOCATION:LMH\, Lady Mitchell Hall
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