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Deconstructing the dominant discourse: Chang on institutions and development

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 February 2011

JOHN JOSEPH WALLIS
JOHN JOSEPH WALLIS*
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Department of Economics, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20782, USA
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Abstract:

This article provides comments on the article titled ‘Institutions and Economic Development: Theory, Policy and History’ by Ha-Joon Chang.

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Research Article
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Journal of Institutional Economics , Volume 7 , Issue 4 , December 2011 , pp. 589 - 593
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Copyright © The JOIE Foundation 2011

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