tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4251777016037497783.post2066912021999912825..comments2023-12-14T20:02:51.470-06:00Comments on The Heavy Anglophile Orthodox: Ha-Joon Chang on Confucianism and developmentMatthew Franklin Cooperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15233216128641267240noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4251777016037497783.post-76232995011887159782018-01-06T18:57:27.985-06:002018-01-06T18:57:27.985-06:00I'm continually amazed by Lord Keynes' com...I'm continually amazed by Lord Keynes' command of his subject; I think on economic issues he is remarkably well-attuned. And he actually has some good arguments on immigration, also - when he sticks to the economics.<br /><br />When it comes to cultural analysis he's quite a bit weaker, and it strikes me that he would benefit by reading Dr Chang's chapter on the interplay of culture and economics a bit more carefully. Dr Chang isn't a naive liberal - he acknowledges culture exists and the effects it has - but he is also adamant that culture is more malleable under the influence of economic factors than we're often wont to allow.Matthew Franklin Cooperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15233216128641267240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4251777016037497783.post-31187152082763837192018-01-04T08:40:24.875-06:002018-01-04T08:40:24.875-06:00I saw you post on LK's blog. It's sad that...I saw you post on LK's blog. It's sad that though he has an excellent repository of literature on Economics, he falls into Anti-Immigrant hate. What are your thoughts about him?Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11890229869783893118noreply@blogger.com