Kicking Away the Ladder: Development Strategy in Historical Perspective

Was Zuck taking some Business & Econ classes in his school days? This is from 2002:

https://www.amazon.com/Kicking-Away-Ladder-Development-Persp...

And it's not a new thesis, it has been noticed by various intellectuals at least for last 200 years.

Another relatively recent book on this topic: https://www.amazon.com/Kicking-Away-Ladder-Development-Persp...