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> [Every market has some rules and boundaries that restrict freedom of choice. A market looks free only because we so unconditionally accept…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ha-joon-chang/every-market-has-some-rules-and-boundaries-that-restrict-freedom-of/)

[Ha-Joon Chang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ha-joon-chang/)

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> [I've read quite a few readers' reviews of my book on Amazon, saying, 'Ah, he criticises the free market, he advocates central…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ha-joon-chang/i-ve-read-quite-a-few-readers-reviews-of-my-book-on-amazon-saying-ah/)

[Ha-Joon Chang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ha-joon-chang/)

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> [Overcoming the myth that there is such a thing as an objectively defined 'free market' is the first step towards understanding capitalism.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ha-joon-chang/overcoming-the-myth-that-there-is-such-a-thing-as-an-objectively/)

[Ha-Joon Chang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ha-joon-chang/)

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> [The truth is that the free movement of goods, people, and money that developed under British hegemony between 1870 and 1913 -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ha-joon-chang/the-truth-is-that-the-free-movement-of-goods-people-and-money-that/)

[Ha-Joon Chang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ha-joon-chang/)

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> [Basically, the myth is that America has been founded on the free market; the government has done very little; it has thrived…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ha-joon-chang/basically-the-myth-is-that-america-has-been-founded-on-the-free/)

[Ha-Joon Chang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ha-joon-chang/)

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> [It is impossible to objectively define how free a market is. This is a political definition. Government is always involved, and those…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ha-joon-chang/it-is-impossible-to-objectively-define-how-free-a-market-is-this-is-a/)

[Ha-Joon Chang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ha-joon-chang/)

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> [There is no such thing as a free market.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ha-joon-chang/there-is-no-such-thing-as-a-free-market/)

[Ha-Joon Chang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ha-joon-chang/)

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> [Free market economists frequently see minimum wage legislation as mere political intervention. However, there are decent economic theories which show that, under…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ha-joon-chang/free-market-economists-frequently-see-minimum-wage-legislation-as/)

[Ha-Joon Chang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ha-joon-chang/)

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## Other authors on Free

## More by Ha-Joon Chang

> [“In no country does the average income give the right picture of how people live but in a country with higher inequality it is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ha-joon-chang/in-no-country-does-the-average-income-give-the-right-picture-of-how/)

[Ha-Joon Chang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ha-joon-chang/)

> [Sometimes people with strong ideology, whether left-wing or right-wing, refuse to do something simply because they believe it is wrong, when doing it actually…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ha-joon-chang/sometimes-people-with-strong-ideology-whether-left-wing-or-right-wing/)

[Ha-Joon Chang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ha-joon-chang/)

> [Every market has some rules and boundaries that restrict freedom of choice. A market looks free only because we so unconditionally accept its underlying…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ha-joon-chang/every-market-has-some-rules-and-boundaries-that-restrict-freedom-of/)

[Ha-Joon Chang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ha-joon-chang/)

> [Indeed, willingness to challenge professional economists and other experts is a foundation stone of democracy. If all we have to do is to listen…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ha-joon-chang/indeed-willingness-to-challenge-professional-economists-and-other/)

[Ha-Joon Chang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ha-joon-chang/)

> [If we are really serious about preventing another crisis like the 2008 meltdown we should simply ban complex financial instruments, unless they can be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ha-joon-chang/if-we-are-really-serious-about-preventing-another-crisis-like-the/)

[Ha-Joon Chang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ha-joon-chang/)

> [“Harry S. Truman, in his typical no-nonsense style, once said that ‘An expert is someone who doesn’t want to learn anything new, because then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ha-joon-chang/harry-s-truman-in-his-typical-no-nonsense-style-once-said-that-an/)

[Ha-Joon Chang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ha-joon-chang/)

> [Rational thinking is an important aspect of human nature, but we have imagination, we have ambition, we have irrational fear, we are swayed by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ha-joon-chang/rational-thinking-is-an-important-aspect-of-human-nature-but-we-have/)

[Ha-Joon Chang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ha-joon-chang/)

> [The history of capitalism has been so totally re-written that many people in the rich world do not perceive the historical double standards involved…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ha-joon-chang/the-history-of-capitalism-has-been-so-totally-re-written-that-many/)

[Ha-Joon Chang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ha-joon-chang/)

> [Equality of opportunity is meaningless for those who do not have the capabilities to take advantage of it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ha-joon-chang/equality-of-opportunity-is-meaningless-for-those-who-do-not-have-the/)

[Ha-Joon Chang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ha-joon-chang/)

> [The higher education system in these countries (US, Korea etc) has become like a theatre in which some people decided to stand to get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ha-joon-chang/the-higher-education-system-in-these-countries-us-korea-etc-has/)

[Ha-Joon Chang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ha-joon-chang/)

> [What free-market economists are not telling us is that the politics they want to get rid of are none other than those of democracy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ha-joon-chang/what-free-market-economists-are-not-telling-us-is-that-the-politics/)

[Ha-Joon Chang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ha-joon-chang/)

> [ “Joseph Schumpeter emphasized that all analysis in economics is preceded by a pre-analytical cognitive act, called vision, in which the analyst ‘visualise\[s\] a distinct… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ha-joon-chang/joseph-schumpeter-emphasized-that-all-analysis-in-economics-is/)

[Ha-Joon Chang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ha-joon-chang/)

> [“All technical professionals have an incentive to make themselves look more complicated than they are so that they can justify the high fees their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ha-joon-chang/all-technical-professionals-have-an-incentive-to-make-themselves-look/)

[Ha-Joon Chang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ha-joon-chang/)

> [I'm not an anti-capitalist, or anarchist. I want capitalism to work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ha-joon-chang/i-m-not-an-anti-capitalist-or-anarchist-i-want-capitalism-to-work/)

[Ha-Joon Chang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ha-joon-chang/)

> [“all technical professions have an incentive to make themselves look more complicated than they really are so that they can justify the high fees…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ha-joon-chang/all-technical-professions-have-an-incentive-to-make-themselves-look/)

[Ha-Joon Chang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ha-joon-chang/)

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