Is There a Chinese Path to Sustainable Development?
- When:
- Monday, April 17, 2023 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
- Where:
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In-person event and Zoom webinar
UChicago Yuen Campus in Hong Kong
168 Victoria Road, Mount Davis
Hong Kong - Description:
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The once-widespread belief that successful economic development would be accompanied everywhere by convergence towards a similar set of institutions – in particular, an apolitical, technocratic, and government bureaucracy with a significant role in economic management – lies in tatters, and few things have done more to shred that belief than China’s spectacular economic development of the last 40 years. But scholars who insist instead on the distinctive nature of China’s path to modernity differ sharply on what makes it distinctive, with two of the most popular models being almost diametrically opposed. Amidst increasing doubt about whether any society has a path to sustainable prosperity, this lecture looks at some of the distinctive institutions underlying Chinese growth, and asks to what extent they may be useful (or harmful) in efforts to make modern prosperity compatible with environmental viability.
Speaker
Kenneth Pomeranz
University Professor of Modern Chinese History and the College
Faculty Director, The University of Chicago Yuen Campus in Hong KongProgram
In-person Event
April 17, 2023 (Monday) on campus
6:30 pm Guest Presentation
7:30 pm Q & A
8:00 pm Event EndsOnline webinar
April 17, 2023
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China On The Move is a program developed by the University of Chicago Yuen Campus Hong Kong to provide objective academic insights into current events shaping China and its future as a global actor. Our UChicago scholars and their guests will share their deep expertise and interpret contemporary events from historical, social, political, economic and other perspectives to provide a balanced view of China. Read More