China Development Forum - Talk 3:
China's Economic Transformation: the Power of Douglass North and Ronald Coase Thought
Thursday, March 6, 2008, 7:30-9:00pm | Pound Hall Room 419 Harvard Law School
Presentation by:
Professor Gary H. Jefferson (Brandeis University)
Commentator:
Professor Richard Cooper (Harvard University )
Sponsored by U.S. China Law Society & East Asian Legal Studies of HLS
China Development Forum - Talk 2:
Chinese Conceptions of Rights: From Mencius to Mao
Harvard Law School on May 17, 2007
The second talk in the "China Development Forum" series of talks was given y Professor Elizabeth Perrry.
The Rule of Law & Building a Harmonius Society
Sichuan University on March 24, 2007
The U.S. China Law Society and Sichuan University, a preeminent institution of higher education in Western China, joined hands to organizing this international conference. This conference was also a part of the celebration of Sichuan University’s 110 th Anniversary.
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China Development Forum - Talk 1:
Rocky Stability or Social Volcano? Distributive Injustice Feelings in China
Harvard Law School on March 14, 2007
The first talk in the "China Development Forum" series of talks was given by Professor Martin Whyte of Harvard's Sociology Department.
Other Past Events
China at a Crossroads: Searching for a Balanced Approach to Development
Cambridge, Massachusetts on November 5 – 6, 2005
USCLS and Harvard Law School co-sponsored a symposium, China at a Crossroads: Searching for a Balanced Approach to Development, in Cambridge, Massachusetts on November 5 – 6, 2005. Just beneath the surface of China’s breathtaking growth, there is a “Great Divide” between the urban middle class and the landless peasants, the shimmering coastal regions and the dreary inlands, the haves and the have-nots. This widening gap threatens to unravel the delicate social fabric that holds the country together. The country’s top leadership has focused on reducing such inequality since 2003, culminating in the 2004 annual national legislative session devoted to the issue. Recent policies, including a bill adding billions of dollars to rural education budgets, indicate the leadership’s commitment.
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Social Security
Reform and the Prospect of the Rule of Law in China
On November 15, 2004, we
hosted Mr. Xiqing Gao, the Vice Chairman of China’s National
Council for Social Security Fund, who spoke on the realities of
China’s unemployment and retirement pensions and the prospect
of the rule of law in China. Click here for Mr. Gao’s paper.
Criminal Defense in China: a Meeting with Chinese Criminal Defense
Delegation
On February 19, 2005, we presented a meeting with the Chinese criminal
defense delegation in New York. The delegation was led by Professor
Ruihua Chen of Beijing University and consisted of ten prominent
criminal defense lawyers from China. The delegation shared their
first hand experience with the current Chinese criminal justice
system and had a lively discussion with our members and the members
of the New York City Bar Association. This event was co-sponsored
with the Asian Affairs Committee of the City Bar Association.
Recent Political Developments in Hong Kong
On March 24, 2005, Margaret Ng, a well-known Hong Kong legislator
and lawyer, talks about Hong Kong’s most recent political
developments, including Legico election and the change of Chief
Executive.
Roundtable Events
The U.S. China Law Society
furthers its purpose through roundtable discussions, conferences,
teaching and research programs and joint cooperative projects.
On Saturday, May 8, 2004, 4:30 P.M. - 7:00 P.M., the Law Society
hosted a
roundtable meeting on China's Rural Development, at the China
Institute, 125 East 65th Street, New York, NY 10021. The event featured:
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