KHAS Economics – Contemporary Debates: Dr. Isabella Weber

Dr. Isabella Weber from University of Massachusetts Amherst will be the next guest of Contemporary Debates, organized by Kadir Has University Department of Economics, with her speech “How China Escaped Shock Therapy” on January 26, at 5 pm. 

Dr. Weber will present her new book “How China Escaped Shock Therapy: The Market Reform Debate” (Winner of the Joan Robinson Prize, Financial Times and Foreign Policy summer book of 2021, Project Syndicate Commentator’s Pick 2021, International Studies Association Interdisciplinary Book Award). 

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Abstract: China has become deeply integrated into the world economy, but the country’s swift ascent in recent decades was never a forgone conclusion. Reformers after Mao’s death in 1976 agreed that it was necessary for China to move towards marketization, but struggled over the right approach. Isabella Weber’s new book How China Escaped Shock Therapy uncovers the fierce reform debate that shaped China’s path, offering a novel perspective on the origins of China’s distinctive economic model. Through extensive research, Weber provides an unprecedented look at the economics that facilitated the country’s rise without leading to wholesale assimilation to global neoliberalism.

This event series is organized by Asst. Prof Gözde Çörekçioğlu İshakoğlu and Asst. Prof. Ulaş Karakoç.