Ha-Joon Chang

Ha-Joon Chang is Assistant Director of Development Studies in the Faculty of Economics and Politics, University of Cambridge. Born in the Republic of Korea, and educated at the Seoul National University and subsequently at Cambridge, professor Chang's books include Kicking Away the Ladder: Development Strategy in Historical Perspective (Anthem, 2002), and Globalization, Economic Development, and the Role of the State (Zed, 2003).

Since 1992 he has also served on the editorial board of the Cambridge Journal of Economics. He was a member of the Advisory Panel for the Human Development Report (1999) and has acted a research project coordinator and consultant to numerous UN agencies and international agencies, including the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, the British Government's Department for International Development, and the International Development Research Centre in Canada, and the South African Government's Department of Trade and Industry.

Articles by this Author:

• Policy Space in Historical Perspective (Policy Library)
• Toward a People-Centered Approach to Development (Policy Library)
• Understanding the Relationship between Institutions and Economic Development (Policy Library)
• The Real Lessons for Developing Countries from the History of the Developed World (Policy Library)