Research Interests
Role of the state in economic change
Recent Publications
Published Papers
Andreoni, A. and Chang, H. J. Industrial policy and the future of manufacturing, (2016) Economia e Politica IndustrialeBateman, M., Chang, H. J. Microfinance and the illusion of development: from hubris to nemesis in thirty years, (2012) World Economic Review
Chang, H. J. Institutions and economic development: Theory, policy, and history, (2011) Journal of Institutional Economics
Chang, H. J. Reply to the comments on ‘institutions and economic development: theory, policy and history’, (2011) Journal of Institutional Economics
Chang, H. J. Should industrial policy in developing countries conform to comparative advantage or defy it? – A debate between Justin Lin and Ha-Joon Chang, (2009) Development Policy Review
Authored Book
Chang, H.J. Economics : the user guide, (2014) - PenguinChang, H.J. 23 things they don't tell you about capitalism, (2011) - Penguin
Chapter in Book
Chang,H.J. Is industrial policy necessary and feasible in Africa?: theoretical considerations and historical lessons, (2015) in the book: Industrial policy and economic transformation in Africa - Columbia University PressCramer, C. and Chang, H.J. Tiger or tiger prawns? The African growth "tragedy" and "renaissance" in perspective, (2015) in the book: The Oxford handbook of Africa and economics. Volume 1, Context and concepts - Oxford University Press
Chang, H. J. Hamlet without the Prince of Denmark: How development has disappeared from today’s “development” discourse, (2010) in the book: Towards new developmentalism: market as means rather than master - Routledge
Chang, H.J. How to ‘do’ a developmental state: political, organisational, and human resource requirements for the developmental state, (2010) in the book: Constructing a democratic developmental state in South Africa – potentials and challenges - Human Science Research Council
Recent Activities
RSA Animation based on Ha-Joon Chang's book, Economics: The User's Guide - Publication Date: 2016-08-18
The RSA (Royal Society of Arts) have produced an animation entitled 'Economics is for Everyone', which is based on Ha-Joon Chang's book, Economics: The User's Guide
Ha-Joon Chang voted no. 9 in the Prospect World Thinkers poll - Publication Date: 2014-04-24
Ha-Joon Chang has been voted no. 9 in the Prospect World Thinkers 2014 poll.
Ha-Joon Chang Interviewed for Varsity Magazine - Publication Date: 2014-02-20
Varsity Magazine speak to leading heterodox economist and Cambridge academic Ha-Joon Chang
Ha-Joon Chang interviewed by the Financial Times - Publication Date: 2013-12-01
Over fish curry in Cambridge, the Korean economist and bestselling author says the time is right to embrace moral dilemmas as well as mathematical models
Ha-Joon Chang included in a poll of 'World Thinkers' - Publication Date: 2013-03-26
Ha-Joon Chang has been included in the 65-person long list of the 'World Thinkers' poll of the Prospect magazine
Teaching
PI Paper 4 - Michaelmas - Economics as a Political Subject
PIIA Paper 8 - Michaelmas - History of Economics
