Ha-Joon Chang

Research Professor of Economics, SOAS University of London

Ha-Joon Chang is research professor of economics at SOAS University of London. His books include 23 Things They Don’t Tell You about Capitalism (Bloomsbury, 2011), Economics: The User’s Guide (Bloomsbury, 2014) and Edible Economics (Penguin, forthcoming in 2023).

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Written by Ha-Joon Chang

Abandoned shopping trolley beside a closed, grey roller shutter, surrounded by fallen autumn leaves.

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Economics

The empty basket

Economics is the language of power and affects us all. What can we do to improve its impoverished menu of ideas?

Ha-Joon Chang