14
December 2016
Past Event
China's Crony Capitalism: Kleptocracy with Chinese Characteristics

China's Crony Capitalism: Kleptocracy with Chinese Characteristics

Past Event
Hudson Institute, Washington, D.C. Headquarters
December 14, 2016
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14
December 2016
Past Event

1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 400
Washington, DC 20004

Speakers:
Charles Davidson

Former Executive Director, Kleptocracy Initiative

Minxin Pei

Professor, Claremont McKenna College and author of China’s Crony Capitalism

Richard McGregor

Journalist and author of The Party

Evan Osnos

Staff Writer, The New Yorker and Fellow, Brookings Institution

Andrew Wedeman

Professor, Georgia State University and Fellow, Wilson Center

When Deng Xiaoping launched China on the path to economic reform in the late 1970s, he vowed to build “socialism with Chinese characteristics.” More than three decades later, China’s efforts to modernize have yielded something very different from the working people’s paradise Deng envisioned: an incipient kleptocracy, characterized by endemic corruption, soaring income inequality, and growing social tensions.

On December 14, Hudson Institute hosted Minxin Pei for a discussion on his latest book, China’s Crony Capitalism: The Dynamics of Regime Decay. Noted experts Richard McGregor, Andrew Wedeman, and Evan Osnos joined Dr. Pei for a conversation on the unique aspects of China’s kleptocracy and its importance for understanding kleptocracy worldwide. The Kleptocracy Initiative’s Executive Director, Charles Davidson, moderated the event.

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