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Bad Samaritans: The Myth of Free Trade and the Secret History of Capitalism
Ha-Joon Chang · 2007
Non-fictionpolitical
Banned in 1 country
Why it was banned
Ha-Joon Chang's 2007 critique of free trade ideology and the World Bank/IMF policy consensus, restricted from South Korean military barracks in 2008. Banned despite — or perhaps because of — the author's own South Korean nationality and affiliation with Cambridge University.
Bans
| Country | Year | Reasons | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea | 2008 | Political | ||
| Restricted from distribution in South Korean military barracks from 2008 under Ministry of National Defense internal guidelines. A 2010 Constitutional Court ruling found similar bans constitutional. | ||||