Book Talks with Ha-Joon Chang on Bad Samaritans and
Kevin P. Gallagher on The Enclave Economy
Before their well-attended January 2008 book event at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, GDAE's Deputy Director Timothy Wise sat down with Ha-Joon Chang and Kevin Gallagher and spoke to them about their new books on globalization. Watch the interview below:
Bad Samaritans: The Myth of Free Trade and the Secret History of Capitalism, Ha-Joon Chang
Ha-Joon Chang is a Cambridge University economist who has been on the editorial board of the Cambridge Journal of Economics since 1992. He has also worked as a consultant for the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, various UN agencies and for the governments of Canada, Japan, South Africa, the UK, and Venezuela. He has published numerous articles and books, most recently, "Kicking Away the Ladder – Development Strategy in Historical Perspective" (winner of the 2003 Myrdal Prize). In 2005, he and Richard Nelson of Columbia University received the Leontief Prize for Advancing the Frontiers of Economic Thought from the Global Development and Environment Institute of Tufts University.
For more information on Bad Samaritans click here.
The Enclave Economy: Foreign Investment and Sustainable Development in Mexico's Silicon Valley, Kevin P. Gallagher
Kevin P. Gallagher is a professor in the Department of International Relations at Boston University and Senior Researcher at the Global Development and Environment Institute of Tufts University. He is the author and editor of numerous books and articles, including "Putting Development First: The Importance of Policy Space in the WTO and IFIs," and "Free Trade and the Environment: Mexico, NAFTA, and Beyond."
For more information on The Enclave Economyclick here.
Ha-Joon Chang is a Cambridge University economist who has been on the editorial board of the Cambridge Journal of Economics since 1992. He has also worked as a consultant for the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, various UN agencies and for the governments of Canada, Japan, South Africa, the UK, and Venezuela. He has published numerous articles and books, most recently, "Kicking Away the Ladder – Development Strategy in Historical Perspective" (winner of the 2003 Myrdal Prize). In 2005, he and Richard Nelson of Columbia University received the Leontief Prize for Advancing the Frontiers of Economic Thought from the Global Development and Environment Institute of Tufts University.
