Policymakers in the "developed" world have never been reluctant to dole out advice and dollars to developing countries struggling to pull themselves out of poverty. But critics say their advice -- cutting tariffs, privatizing industries, opening up to global competition -- offers a flawed take on how rich countries accumulated their wealth. We consider the critiques and whether it's time for a new strategy for reducing global inequalities.
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The Politics of Combating Global Poverty
Listen Thursday, Jan. 31, 2008 at 1:30 p.m. in Politics, SocietyGuests
Ha-Joon Chang
Economics Professor, University of Cambridge (UK); and author of "Bad Samaritans: The Myth of Free Trade and the Secret History of Capitalism" (Bloomsbury Press)
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