public lecture by Huang Yasheng
February 21, 12:00pm - 1:30pmMānoa Campus, see details below
The Confucius Institute at the University of Hawaii at Manoa Spring 2012 Distinguished Speaker Lectures
presents
Yasheng Huang
International Program Professor in Chinese Economy and Business, Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
in two public lectures
“Financial Reversal in Rural Chinaâ€
Tuesday, February 21, 12:00 noon (pizza and drinks will be served, courtesy of the CI-UHM)
John A. Burns Hall, Room 4005/4009, East-West Center (cosponsor: East-West Center)
This talk will present data to show that China reversed many of its productive rural financial policies it adopted in the 1980s and this reversal has some long-term implications for Chinese growth.
and
“What Exactly is the China Model?â€
Tuesday, February 21, 4:00 p.m. UH Manoa School of Architecture, Room 205
This talk will discuss the so-called China model for economic growth. More detailed research shows that Chinese growth is rooted substantially in conventional sources of economic growth.
About the speaker: Yasheng Huang holds the International Program Professorship in Chinese Economy and Business at the Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His primary publications include Inflation and Investment Controls in China (1996), FDI in China (1998), Selling China (2003, Chinese edition, 2005), Financial Reform in China (2005, co-edited with Tony Saich and Edward Steinfeld), and Capitalism with Chinese Characteristics (2008, Chinese edition, 2010). This last is a detailed narrative account of the history of economic reforms in China, and shows that private entrepreneurship, facilitated by financial liberalization and microeconomic flexibility, played a central role in China’s economic miracle. It was selected by the Economist magazine as one of the best books published in 2008 and was 2008 Finalist/Honorable Mention in Economics, Professional & Scholarly Publishing Division, Association of American Publishers, Inc. His research has been profiled in many publications, and he has published op-ed articles in Financial Times, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Foreign Policy. He is a columnist for Entrepreneurs and Global Entrepreneurs magazines in China.
At the MIT Sloan School, Professor Huang founded and runs the China Lab and the India Lab, which aim to help entrepreneurs in China and India improve their management.
Event Sponsor
Center for Chinese Studies, and Confucius Institute at UHM, Mānoa Campus
More Information
Daniel Tschudi, 956-8891, china@hawaii.edu, Huang Yasheng talks (PDF)
Thursday, March 28 |
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9:00am |
PI-CASC Graduate Student Symposium
Mānoa Campus, Inmin Conference Room, East West Center
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9:30am |
Mathematics Final Oral
Mānoa Campus, George 213
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12:00pm |
Lunchbreak Mindfulness Series: The Spring Refresh
Mānoa Campus, Online
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2:00pm |
ASUHWO General Senate Meeting
West Oʻahu Campus, Student Life Center, C-214 OR Online via Zoom
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3:00pm |
Oceanography Seminar - Daniela Koenig
Mānoa Campus, Marine Science Building 100
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3:00pm |
Gaza is Palestine: On Bakers and Storytellers
Mānoa Campus, 3114 Paliuili st
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4:30pm |
Gaza is Palestine: On Bakers and Storytellers
Mānoa Campus, 3114 Paliuili st
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5:00pm |
Part Time JD Flex and Law School Admissions - Zoom Information Session - March
Mānoa Campus, Virtual
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5:00pm |
Maika'i Tubbs: Candidate Presentation for Asst. Prof. Kanaka Maoli Visual Art
Mānoa Campus, ART 101
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7:00pm |
Navigators Bible Study
Mānoa Campus, Honolulu Christian Church 2207 Oahu Ave, Honolulu, HI 96822
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Friday, March 29 |
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3:00pm |
Business Administration Final Oral
Mānoa Campus, Zoom
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Saturday, March 30 |
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7:30pm |
JAVANESE GAMELAN CONCERT
Mānoa Campus, Music Department Barbara Smith Amphiteater
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