HJC is a crackpot :( Basically he argues using survivor bias. All the countries that tried to pick the winners (support X industry) and levy high tariffs but d

HJC is a crackpot :( Basically he argues using survivor bias. All the countries that tried to pick the winners (support X industry) and levy high tariffs but did not make it are simply not discussed. https://eh.net/book_reviews/kicking-away-the-ladder-development-strategy-in-historical-perspective/ https://eh.net/book_reviews/kicking-away-the-ladder-developm...