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“Making rich people richer doesn't make the rest of us richer.”

Quote by Ha-Joon Chang

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Ha-Joon Chang is a Korean-born economist known for his research on development economics and issues of globalization. His works, such as '23 Billion People's Challenge' and 'Kicking Away the Ladder', challenge traditional development theories and propose new models of development. more

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