Dr Ha-Joon Chang

Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge

Dr Ha-Joon Chang is an economist and has taught at the Faculty of Economics at the University of Cambridge since 1990. In addition to numerous articles in journals and edited volumes, Ha-Joon Chang has published 16 authored books (five of them co-authored) and 10 edited books (six of them co-edited). His main books include The Political Economy of Industrial Policy (1994), Kicking Away the Ladder (2002), Bad Samaritans (2007), and 23 Things They Don’t Tell You About Capitalism (2010), and Economics: The User’s Guide (2014).

His writings have been translated into 41 languages in 44 countries and his books have sold nearly 2 million copies worldwide. You can find a list of his writings here. Apart from his academic activities, Ha-Joon Chang has worked as a consultant for numerous international organisations (including various UN agencies and the World Bank), governments, private sector firms, and NGOs. He is the winner of the 2003 Gunnar Myrdal Prize and the 2005 Wassily Leontief Prize.