![]() ![]() ‘A brilliant riposte to the myth that policymakers can survive on plain neoliberal fare. Praise for Edible Economics: A Hungry Economist Explains the World Through a series of culinary anecdotes Chang showed us that just as a rich and varied diet nourishes the body, moving beyond the narrow confines of neoclassical economics can help to build a better and fairer world. In February 2023 Chang came to Intelligence Squared to talk about the themes of his new book Edible Economics: A Hungry Economist Explains the World. He decided that someone needed to expand that menu – and took on the project himself. Neoclassical liberalism was, and still is, the only item he found on Britain’s menu of economic models. But it was not just the food – which has much improved since then – that caused him to despair: it was mainstream economic thinking too. When world-renowned economist Ha-Joon Chang first arrived in Britain in the 1980s he recoiled in horror at how dull and dreary British food was. ![]()
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