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CONTACT
George Mason �鶹����
Schar School of Policy and Government
Van Metre Hall, 3351 Fairfax Drive
Arlington, VA 22201
Email: hroot2@gmu.edu
Website: Schar School; Personal

CITATION OVERVIEW
Google Scholar
Citations - 6242
h-index - 25
i10-index - 49

RESEARCH INTERESTS

International Political Economy, Global History, U.S. – China Relations, International Economic and Development Policy, and Complex Adaptive Systems

EDUCATION

Mellon Post-Doctoral Program in Social Sciences, California Institute of Technology
1983 - 1985

Ph.D., �鶹���� of Michigan
1983

Diplôme d’Etudes Avancées, Politics & Law, Université de Bourgone, Dijon, France
1980

M.A., �鶹���� of Michigan
1977

B.A., State �鶹���� of New York at Buffalo
1974

EMPLOYMENT

Professor, Schar School of Policy and Government, George Mason �鶹����, Arlington, VA.
2006 -present

Co- director, Computational Public Policy Lab, Fairfax, VA.
2014 - present

Visiting Senior Research Professor, King’s College London, London, UK. 
2013 – 2014
2021 - 2022

Visiting Senior Fellow, Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA), London, UK.
2013 - 2014

Senior Research Fellow, Claremont Graduate �鶹����, Claremont, CA.
2003 - 2006

Freeman Senior Fellow and Visiting Professor of Economics, Pitzer College, Claremont, CA.
2003 - 2006

Senior Advisor to Undersecretary, U. S. Department of the Treasury, Washington, DC.
2001 - 2002

Director and Senior Fellow, Global Studies, Milken Institute, Santa Monica, CA.
1998 - 2001

Associate Professor of Public Policy, Stanford �鶹����, Stanford, CA.
1995 - 1998

Senior Research Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford �鶹����, Stanford, CA.
1992 - 1998

Director, Initiative on Economic Growth and Democracy, Hoover Institution, Stanford, CA.
1996 - 1998

Janice & Julian Bers Assistant Professor in Social Sciences, �鶹���� of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
1988 - 1991

Assistant Professor, Department of History, �鶹���� of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
1985 - 1988

HONORS & AWARDS

Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program, Distinguished Chair in the Social Sciences, The Bureau of Educational
and Cultural Affairs, U.S. Department of State, King’s College London, United Kingdom.
2021-2022

Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program, Fulbright Distinguished Chair in the Social Sciences in China (China,
10078-CH), The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, U.S. Department of State
2020

Finalist, Elinor Ostrom Prize for the best full-length article published in the Journal of Institutional
Economics (JOIE) in the preceding calendar year, “Network Assemblage of Regime Stability and
Resilience: Comparing Europe and China,” World Interdisciplinary Network for Institutional Research
(WINIR).
2018

Fulbright Economics Teaching Program (FETP), �鶹���� of Economics, Ho Chi Minh City and Harvard
Kennedy School, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
2015

Fulbright Specialists Program, Senior Associate, Ministry of Finance and Postgraduate Institute of
Management, Columbo, Sri Lanka.
2011

Fulbright Economics Teaching Program (FETP), �鶹���� of Economics, Ho Chi Minh City and Harvard
Kennedy School, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
2003

Freeman Foundation Grant, Curriculum Development in the Political Economy of Asia, Economics
Department, Claremont McKenna and Pitzer Colleges, Claremont, California.
2003

Winner, Charles H. Levin Award for Best Book of the Year, The Key to the East Asian Miracle: Making
Shared Growth Credible, International Political Science Association.
1997

Winner, Best Book Prize for The Fountain of Privilege: Political Foundations of Markets in Old Regime
France and England, Economic History Section of the Social Science History Association.
1995

Finalist, Leo Gershoy Award for Best Book in European History, Peasants and King in Burgundy:
Agrarian Foundations of French Absolutism, American Historical Association.
1987

Winner, Chester Penn Higby Prize for Best Article for the Preceding Two-year Period for “Challenging the
Seigneurie: Community and Contention on the Eve of the French Revolution,” Journal of Modern
History, Modern History Section, American Historical Association.
1986

Janice and Julian Bers Assistant Professorship in the Social Sciences, �鶹���� of Pennsylvania,
Philadelphia, PA.
1988

PARSS Fellowship, Program for Reassessing and Revitalizing the Social Sciences, the �鶹���� of
Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
1987

Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Social Sciences, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, California Institute of
Technology, CA.
1983-1985

VISITING AND HONORARY APPOINTMENTS

École des Hautes Études, the �鶹���� of Ku Leuven in Belgium, Peking �鶹����, The �鶹���� of
International Business and Economics in Beijing, the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam in Hanoi, Keiser
�鶹���� International Center in Sri Lanka (American College of Higher Education), Tokyo �鶹����
selected to represent USAID for U.S.-Japan Development Assistance Coordination, and the Department
of Political Economy, King’s College London.

PUBLICATIONS

Books

Network Origins of the Global Economy: East Vs. West in a Complex Systems Perspective
(Cambridge: Cambridge �鶹���� Press, 2020)
a. Revolution in Global Economy, Chinese translation, CITIC Press, 2022.
2020

Dynamics Among Nations: The Evolution of Legitimacy and Development in Modern States
(Cambridge: The MIT Press, 2013)
a. Chinese translation, CITIC Press, 2017.
2013

Alliance Curse: How the U.S. Lost the Third World (Washington, DC: Brookings Institution Press,
2008).
2008

Capital & Collusion: Political Logic of Global Economic Development (Princeton: Princeton �鶹����
Press (2006), (paperback 2016).
a. Chinese translation, CITIC Press, 2017.
b. Bahasa Melayu translation, 2011.
c. Korean translation, Human & Books, 2008.
2006

Governing for Prosperity, eds. with Bruce Bueno de Mesquita (New Haven: Yale �鶹���� Press, 2000).
a. Chinese Translation, Renmin Press, 2006.
2000

Small Countries, Big Lessons: Governance and the Rise of East Asia (New York: Oxford �鶹����
Press, 1996)
1996

The Key to the Asian Miracle: Making Shared Growth Credible (Washington, DC: Brookings Institution
Press, 1996), with Jose Edgardo Campos.
1996

The Fountain of Privilege: Political Foundations of Markets in Old Regime France and England
(Berkley: �鶹���� of California Press, 1994). Recipient, the best book prize for 1995 of the Economic
History Section of the Social Sciences History Association.
a. Voices Revived, a series of notable field-defining publications from decades past, The
�鶹���� of California Press, 2018.
1994

La construction de l'état moderne en Europe: Le cas de la France et de l’Angleterre (Paris: Presses
Universitaires de France, 1993).
1993

Peasants and King in Burgundy: Agrarian Foundations of French Absolutism (Berkeley: �鶹���� of
California Press, 1987). Finalist, Leo Gershoy Award for Best Book in European History, American
Historical Association.
1987

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles and Reports

“China and America: How Xi Jinping Has Changed the Game,” Survival: Global Politics and Strategy, 67
(2): 107-114.
2025

“,” Journal of Economic Issues, with
William Hicks (Accepted, Forthcoming 2024).

“Civilisational Conflict,” Survival: Global Politics and Strategy, 66 (3): 43-49.
2024b

“The United States, China and the Dispersal of Power,” Survival: Global Politics and Strategy, with
Baocheng Liu, 66 (1): 125-138
2024c

“The Religious Origins of State Capacity in Europe and China,” Journal of Economic Behavior &
Organization, 218, (February 2024): 456-469.
2024d

“Disruptive Innovation in the Economic Organization of China and the West”, Journal of Institutional
Economics, 19, no. 1 (September 2022): 18 -35.
2022

“Scale and Complexity in Political Economy: A Question of Liberty,” with Joseph A. E. Shaheen, Dersu E.
Tanca, and James W. Vizzard, Journal of Interdisciplinary History, LII:1 (Summer 2021).
2021

“The Feudal Origins of the Western Legal Tradition,” with Cameron Harwick, ORDO 70 (1)
(March 19, 2020): 3–20.
2020

“Different Modelling Purposes,” with Bruce Edmonds, Christophe Le Page, Mike Bithell, Edmund
Chattoe-Brown, Volker Grimm, Ruth Meyer, Cristina Montañola-Sales, Paul Ormerod, and Flaminio
Squazzoni, Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation 22, no. 3 (June 30, 2019): 6.
2019

“Keynes, Hayek, and the Roots of Complexity Theory in Economics,” Journal on Policy and Complex
Systems, 4, no. 1 (Spring 2018).
2018

“Network Assemblage of Regime Stability and Resilience,” Journal of Institutional Economics 13, no. 3
(September): 523-548.
2017

"Fast, Slow and Endless Variation Drives Global Development,” Cambridge Review of International
Affairs, 29, no. 4 (December, 2016): 1324-1343.
2016a

“The Decentralization Challenge of Tunisia’s Democratic Revolution,” (report, Options to Support
Decentralization in Tunisia, Asia Middle East Economic Growth Best Practices (A.M.E.G) (March 2016).
2016b

“Exploring Creativity and Urban Development with Agent-Based Modeling,” with Ammar Malik, Andrew
T. Crooks, and Melanie Swartz, The Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation, 18, no. 2
(March 2015): 12.
2015a

Managing Complexity and Uncertainty in Development Policy and Practice, with Harry Jones and
Leni Wild, prepared for the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) and The Department for International
Development (DFID) (London, UK, March 2015).
2015b

“After Liberalism: Complexity in the Governance of a Networked Global Society,” World Financial
Review (March 2014).
2014a

“Demographic growth in dangerous places: Concentrating conflict risks,” with Monica Duffy Toft, Jack
Goldstone, Monty Marshall, International Area Studies Review 17, no. 2 (June 2014): 120-133.
2014b

“Turkey and the West: Bargaining for Realignment,” with Itir Ozer-Imer and Jacek Kugler, Journal of
Contemporary European Studies 21, no. 2 (October 2013): 218-251.
2013

“Moving On Up: Turkey is Now a Solidly Middle-Income State. But There are Still Plenty of Roadblocks
on the Path Ahead,” Foreign Policy, (December 21, 2012).
2012

Enhancing Government Effectiveness in Pakistan: Rethinking the Role of the Planning Commission,
prepared for USAID and the Competitive Support Fund Pakistan (Washington, DC: USAID, January
2011).
2011a

“The Hypocrisy Trap: US Foreign Aid in the Middle East,” with Yan Li, Journal of Policy Studies 37 (March
2011).
2011b

Intergovernmental Finance: Post 18th Amendment and the 7th NFC Award, prepared for Enhancing
Government Effectiveness (EGE), USAID and the US State Department (May 2011).
2011c

Enhancing Government Effectives in Morocco: A Country Assessment, prepared for USAID
(Washington, DC: USAID Publication, 2010).
2010

Enhancing Government Effectives in Indonesia: A Study of the Ministry of Marine Affairs and
Fisheries, prepared for USAID (Washington, DC: USAID Publication, February 2009).
2009

Enhancing Government Effectiveness in the West Bank, prepared for USAID (Washington, DC: USAID
Publication, March 2008).
2008a

Enhancing Government Effectiveness in Yemen: A Country Analysis, prepared for USAID (Washington, DC: USAID Publication, April 2008).
2008b

“Walking with the Devil: The Commitment Trap in U.S. Foreign Policy,” The National Interest 88
(Mar/Apr 2007): 42-46.
2007

“Opening the Doors of Invention: Technology, Institutions and Developing Nations,” International
Public Management Review 7, no. 1 (February 2006): 14-29.
2006

Making Infrastructure Work for Poor: A Concept Paper on Infrastructure and Governance, prepared
for UNDP and DEVINFRA.Org (Washington, DC: UN, 2005).
2005a

Managing Development through Institution Building, prepared for Issue 12 EDRC Occasional Papers,
Economics and Development Resource, Republished (Manilla: Asian Development Bank, October 1995).
2005b

“What Can Democracy Do For East Asia?” Journal of Democracy 13, no. 1 (January 2002): 113-126. 
2002a

“The Political Roots of Poverty: The Economic Logic of Autocracy,” National Interest, with Bruce Bueno
de Mesquita (Summer 2002): 27-37.
2002b

“Choosing the Right Financial System for Growth,” Journal of Applied Corporate Finance 13, no. 4, with
James R. Barth, Daniel E. Nolle and Glenn Yago (Winter 2001): 116-123.
2001a

“Asia’s Bad Old Ways: Reforming Business by Reforming Its Environment,” Foreign Affairs, 8, no. 2
(March/April 2001): 1-5.
2001b

“What A Way To Reform: Indonesia is Inching Towards Political and Economic Change,” The
International Economy (March/April, 2001): 32-35.
2001c

“Do Strong Governments Produce Strong Economies?” The Independent Review 4, no. 5 (Spring 2001):
565-573.
2001d

“Public Administration Reform in Sri Lanka,” International Journal of Public Administration, 24, no.12
(December 2001): 1357-1379.
2001e

Korea's Comeback: The Thirst for Funds Drives, prepared for Project on Development, Trade, and
International Finance, ed. Glenn Yago (Washington, DC: Council on Foreign Relations Press, March
2000).
2000

“Self-inflicted Wounds,” The National Interest 58 (Winter 1999): pp. 105-108.
1999a

“Role of Market Institutions in Pacific Rim Development and Transition,” Contemporary Economic
Policy 17, no. 1, with Michael D. Intriligator, Serguey Braguinsky, Jewell Ray Bowen, Gordon Tulluck,
(January 1999): 109-137.
1999b

“A Liberal India: The Triumph of Hope Over Experience,” Asian Survey 38, no. 5 (May 1998): 510-534. 1998a

“India: Asia’s Next Tiger?” Essays in Public Policy 82, Hoover Institution Press (1998). 1998b
“Pakistan’s Managerial Dilemmas,” The Pakistan Development Review 36, no.4 (Winter 1997): 467-494. 1997

“Democracy’s Long March in China,” The National Interest 46, Winter 1996, pp. 97-98. 1996a
“Objective, Merit-based Rules Provide a Strong Foundation for Effective Governance,” Issues & Letters
5, no. 6, �鶹���� of Philippines (June 1996).
1996b

“Corruption in China: Has It Become Systemic?,” Asian Survey 36, no. 8 (August 1996): 741-757 1996c
"Markets, Norms, and Peasant Rebellions: A Rational Choice Perspective with Implications for Rural
Development," Rationality and Society 7, no. 1, with J. Edgardo Campos (January 1995): 93-115.
1995a

Governance and Economic Development in Asia: An Institutional Framework for Building Project
and State Capacity, Strategy and Policy Report, prepared for Asian Development Bank (March 1995).
1995b

"Has China Lost Its Way: Getting Stuck in the Transition," Essays in Public Policy 62, Hoover Institution
Press (1995).
1995c

Managing Development Through Institution Building, Occasional Paper 12, prepared for Asian
Development Bank Economics and Development Resource Center (Manilla: ADB, 1995).
1995d

"Information Aggregation and Economic Development: The Case of East Asia," Papers in Political
Economy, Asia Issue 50, with J. Edgardo Campos (1994).
1994a

"Le Marché des droits de propriété en France et en Angleterre à l'époque moderne," Journal des
Économistes et des Études Humaines 5, no. 2/3 (June/September 1994): 295-318.
1994b

“Evaluation du cadre juridique pour le développement du secteur financier à Madagascar,” with
Alexandre Cordahi (working paper, IRIS, �鶹���� of Maryland, September, 1993).
1993a

“Environment for Investment in Madagascar: Institutional Reform for Market Economy” (Center for
Institutional Reform and the Informal Sector, �鶹���� of Maryland, 1993).
1993b

“État et communautés villageoises dans la France moderne: en Bourgogne aux XVIIe et XVIIIe siècles,”
Revue d'histoire moderne et contemporaine (1954-): 303-323.
1992a

"Institutions, Interest Groups, and Authority in the Ancien Régime,” French History 6, no.4 (1992): 411-
434.
1992b

“Madagascar: From Structural Adjustment to a Functioning Market Economy” (working paper, IRIS,
�鶹���� of Maryland, 1992).
1992c

“The Redistributive Role of Government: Economic Regulation in Old Régime France and England,”
Comparative Studies in Society and History 33, no. 2 (1991): 338-369.
1991a

“Privilege and the Regulation of the Eighteenth-Century French Trades,” The Journal of European
Economic History 20 (1991): 301-348.
1991b

"The Evolution of Rural Economy in Europe: The Influence of Markets on Peasant Norms,” Quaderni
Storici 26, no. 3 (1991): 917-940.
1991c

“Politiques frumentaires et violence collective en Europe au XVIIIe siècle,” Annales. Économies,
Sociétés, Civilisations 45e Année, No.1, with Jean-François Sené (January/February 1990): 167-189.
1990a

“The ‘Moral Economy’ of the Pre-Revolutionary French Peasant,” Science and Society 54, no. 3 (1990):
351‒361.
1990b

“Response to Markoff and Levi,” Rationality and Society 2, no. 3 (July 1990): 386-390. 1990c

“Tying the King's Hands: Credible Commitments and Royal Fiscal Policy during the Old Regime,”
Rationality and Society 1, no. 2 (October 1989): 240-258.
1989a

“The Case Against George Lefebvre's Peasant Revolution,” History Workshop Journal 28, no. 1 (1989):
88-102.
1989b

“State Power and the Persistence of Communal Institutions in Old Regime France,” Politics & Society
15, no. 3 (September 1987): 235-258.
1987

“Challenging the Seigneurie: Community and Contention on the Eve of the French Revolution,” Journal
of Modern History, 57, no. 4 (December 1985): 652-81.
1985

“En Bourgogne: l'État et la communauté rurale, 1661-1789 (State Verses Rural-Community in
���ܰ����ܲԻ��),” Annales. Économies, Sociétés, Civilisations 37e année, N. 2 (1982): 288-302.
1982

Book Chapters and Edited Volumes

“The Social Foundations of Religion and State in China and the West,” in Economics, Religion and
Public Policy, ed(s) Vladimir Maltsev and Nirvikar Singh (New Jersey: World Scientific, Forthcoming,
2025)

“An Agenda for Complex Systems Research in Political Economy,” in Handbook of Complexity
Economics, ed(s) Ping Chen, Wolfram Elsner, and Andreas Pyka (London and New York: Routledge,
2023): section IV.1.1.
2023a

“The Ecology of Innovation: The Evolution of a Research Paradigm,” in The Entrepreneurial Ecosystem:
A Global Perspective, ed(s) by Zoltan J. Acs, Esteban Lafuente and László Szerb (Palgrave McMillan,
2023): Ch. 12.
2023b

“Unintended Order and Self-Organization in the Evolutionary Social Theory of Friedrich Hayek,” in
Humanity and Nature in Economic Thought: Searching for the Organic Origins of the Economy, ed.
Gábor István Bíró (London and New York: Routledge, 2022): Chapter 8.
2022

"Global Political Dynamics and the Science of Complex Systems,” in Non-Equilibrium Social Science
and Policy: Introduction and Essays on New and Changing Paradigms in Socio-economic Thinking,
eds., Jeffrey Johnson, Andrzej Nowak, Paul Ormerod, Bridget Roswell, and Yi-Cheng Zhang (London:
Springer Verlag, 2016): 95-10.
2016

“Lootable Resources and Political Virtue: The Economic Governance of Lee Kuan Yew, Ferdinand Marcos
and Chiang Kai Skek Compared,” in Building Inclusive Democracies in ASEAN, eds. Ronald Mendoza,
Edsel L. Beja Fr., Julio C. Teehankee, Antonio G.M. La Vina, and Maria Fe Villamejor Mendoza (Manilla:
Anvil Publishing, 2015).
2015a

“The State as a Complex Adaptive System,” in International Encyclopedia of Social and Behavioral
Sciences, 2nd ed. James D. Wright, Vol 23 (Oxford: Elsevier, 2015): 368-370.
2015b

“The Impact of Global Demographic Change on the International Security Environment,” in Managing
Conflict in a World Adrift, eds. Chester A. Crocker, Fen Osler Hampson, and Pamela Aall, with Jack A.
Goldstone and Monty G. Marshall (Washington, DC: United States Institute for Peace): 241-255
2015c

“Turkey: An Unsteady Colossus Astride the Bosphorus Turkey,” in Prosperity In Depth: Twelve Country
Studies, ed. Peter Passell (London: Legatum Institute, October 26, 2012).
2012a

"The Policy Conundrum of Financial Market Complexity," in Research Handbook on Banking and
Governance, ed. James R. Barth, Clas Wihlborg and Chen Lin (Northampton: Edward Elgar Publishing,
2012): 360-377.
2012b

“The US Foreign Aid Policy to the Middle East,” in Middle East Handbook, ed. Robert Looney, with Yan
Li and Kanishka Balasuriya (New York: Routledge, 2010): 38-50.
2010

“What Latin America Can Learn From East Asia’s Development Experience,” in Critical Issues for Mexico
and the Developing World, ed. Kenneth Judd, with William Ratliff and Amanda Morgan (Stanford:
Hoover Institution Press, 2009).
2009

“Judicial Systems and Authoritarian Transition,” in Rule By Law: The Politics of Courts in Authoritarian
Regimes, ed. Tom Ginsburg and Tamir Moustafa, with Karen May (New York: Cambridge �鶹����
Press, 2008): 304-325.
2008

“Korea’s Comeback: the Government’s Predicament,” in The Bridge to a Global Middle Class:
Development, Trade, and International Finance, eds. Walter Russell Mead and Sherle Schwenninger
(Norwell: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2003), ISBN 1-4020-7329-1.
2003a

“Bush Administration Financial Policies in Asia,” in George W. Bush and Asia: A Mid Term Assessment,
ed. Robert M. Hathaway and Wilson Lee (Washington, DC: Woodrow Wilson International Center, 2003):
91-101.
2003b

“State, Sociology of the,” in International Encyclopedia of Social and Behavioral Sciences, ed.
Raymond Boudon (Amsterdam: Elsevier Science Limited, 2001): 14978-14983.
2001

“Suharto’s Tax on Indonesia’s Future,” in The East Asian Development Model: Economic Growth,
Institutional Failure and the Aftermath of the Crisis, ed. Frank J. Richter (London: Macmillan
Publishing Ltd., 2000): 228- 238.
2000a

“When Bad Economics is Good Politics,” in Governing for Prosperity, ed. with Bruce Bueno de Mesquita
(New Haven: Yale �鶹���� Press, 2000): 1-16.
2000b

“Improving the Effectiveness of Donor-Assisted Development,” in Governing for Prosperity, ed. with
Bruce Bueno de Mesquita (New Haven: Yale �鶹���� Press, 2000): 232-255
2000c

“The Compulsion of Patronage: Political Sources of Information Asymmetry and Risk in Developing
Country Economies,” with Nahali Nellis in Governing for Prosperity, ed. with Bruce Bueno de Mesquita
(New Haven: Yale �鶹���� Press, 2000): 80-105.
2000d

“Economic Crisis and the Future of Oligarchy,” in Institutional Reform and Democratic Consolidation
in Korea, ed. Larry Diamond and Doh Chull Shin, with Mark Andrew Abdollahian, and Jacek Kugler
(Stanford: Hoover Institution Press, 1999): 199-232.
1999a

“Transparency and China’s Aspirations,” in Financial Market Reform in China: Progress, Problems and
Prospects, ed. Baizhu Chen, J. Kimball Dietrich and Yi Feng (Boulder: Westview Press, 1999): 383-399.
1999b

“Distinctive Institutions in the Rise of Industrial Asia,” in Behind East Asian Growth: The Social and
Political Foundations of Prosperity, ed. Henry S. Rowen (London: Routledge Press, 1997): 60-77.
1998

"The Institutional Basis for Shared Growth," in The East Asian Miracle: Economic Growth and Public
Policy, World Bank Policy Research Report, with J. Edgardo Campos (New York: Oxford �鶹���� Press,
1993).
1993

“The Rural Community and the French Revolution,” in The French Revolution and the Creation of
Modern Political Culture: The Political Culture of the Old Regime, Vol. 1 (Oxford/New York Pergamon
Press, 1987): 141- 153.
1987

Other Publications: Media and Policy Briefs

“Why is it Difficult for Western Mainstream Economics to Explain the Chinese Economy,” interview with
Hilton Root by Zheng Qingting, 21st Business Herald, February 23, 2023. View the title page in
Chinese here, and the article in Chinese here. Listen to the audio transcript in English here.
2023a

“Chinese Modernization is Oriented to High-Quality Growth,” and Interview with Hilton Root, Global
Times, March 30, 2023.
2023b

“Commerce Secretary Raimondo’s China Visit Must Confront Changing Attitudes,” The Diplomat,
August 29th, 2023 .
2023c

“Mismatch in Perceptions Will Have Consequences for Economic Cooperation,” DC Journal, September
21st, 2023.
2023d

“Op-ed; Is China’s Free Market Experiment Really Over?” with Liu Baocheng, The National Interest, December 14th.
2022a

“Information-Sharing in China and the West,” Interview with Lipton Matthews, YouTube, November
2022.
2022b

Radio Interview with Rajpal Abeynayake; Regional South Asian Issues: China and Sri Lanka, Morning
Radio, 1:30 AM GMT, 27 February 2022 (Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation Radio).
2022c

“Network Origins of the Global Economy,” Lau China Institute Book Talk Series, Lau China Institute, 8
February 2022
2022d

Television Interview; G7 Summit with Dr. Hilton Root, Asia Now, 7AM, 13 JUN 2021 (Mediacorp Pte Ltd.). 2021a

Podcast; Interview by Tom Scholte, New Books Network, New Books in Systems and Cybernetics,
Science & Technology, January 18th, 2021.
2021b

“On-air; Bretton Woods @ 75,” on World Insight with Tian Wei.
2019a

“Op-ed; Understanding the US-China Trade Disconnect,” with Liu Baocheng, The Diplomat, July 10, 2019.
2019b

“Op-ed; Wanted: Harsh Realism at the World Bank,” The National Interest, May 21, 2019.
2019c

“Interview; Discussion of Dynamics Among Nations,” E-International Relations, February 26, 2019.
2019d

“Op-ed; China Still Needs to Learn One of the Great Lessons of Economic History,” CAPX, November 21,
2018.
2018a

“Op-ed; Playing the Long Game in U.S.- China Relations,” Real Clear Politics, October 11, 2018.
2018b

“Op-ed; Preventative Chaos: Global fracture may be where the next generation of economic opportunities are hiding,” U.S. News and World Report, February 21, 2018.
2018c

“Interview: Round-up of Jim Matti’s Visit to South Asia,” Voice of America, October 24, 2017).
2017a

“Op-ed; Who Control’s America’s China Policy,” Real Clear Politics, October 19, 2017.
2017b

“Interview: Financial Risk and the One Belt One Road,” YoukuChina.Com.cn, May 29, 2017.
2017c

“Op-ed; Erdoğan Is Destroying Turkey’s Hopes for Democracy,” The Fiscal Times, September 25, 2016. 2016a

“The Case for Global Realism: An Assessment of the Mahbubani-Summers Thesis,” The International
Economy, Summer 2016, pp. 54-58.
2016b

“Op-ed; David Cameron's Great Blunder,” The Fiscal Times, July 13th, 2016.
2016c

“Op-ed; What the West Can Still Offer the World,” RealClear World, July 14, 2016.
2016d

“Op-ed; Globalization’s Broken Promise: Globalization was supposed to inevitably lead to more
democracy, but it didn’t,” U.S. News & World Report, March 7th, 2016, with Hong Zhang.
2016e

“AIIB charter on governance issues to be signed today: An Interview with Hilton L. Root,” by Esther Teo,
Straits Times, June 29, 2015
2015a

“Op-ed; A Great Shock to the Nepalese Political System,” RealClearWorld, June 3, 2015.
2015b

“Verdict on AIIB unaided by Singapore summit: An Interview with Hilton L. Root,” by David Lore,
FinanceAsia, May 15, 2015.
2015c

“Op-ed; China and U.S. Clash over Asian Infrastructure Bank: Washington’s opposition to the AIIB is
rooted in the idea that spending on infrastructure does not alleviate poverty unless governance is
��������DZ����,” Caixan, April 3, 2015.
2015d

“On the Hillary Clinton Campaign for Presidency: An interview with Hilton Root,” by Crystal Lee, Time-
Weekly, April 21, 2015.
2015e

Dynamics Among Nations: A Conversation with Hilton Root,” YouTube video, 1:21:45, from Public
Engagement in the Age of Complexity Series by Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars on
February 25, 2015, posted by “Woodrow Wilson Center,” March 18, 2015.
2015f

“Op-ed: The End of Davos: Globalization is rendering top-down internationalism less relevant than ever,”
U.S. News World Report, February 9, 2015.
2015g

“Pakistan: The Political Economy of State Failure,” The Milken Institute Review 7, no. 2 (2005): 64- 74. 2005

“Do U. S. Deficits Threaten Global Financial Stability,” Singapore Straits Times (October 15, 2004; repr., “Amenaza el deficit estadounidense la establidad financiera mundial?” La Vanguardia November 1,
2004) 7.
2004

“Growth Requires Economic Policy Reform: Humanitarian Aid Isn’t Enough,” International Herald
Tribune, March 21, 2002.
2002a

“Which Path for East Asia?” Washington Post (August 16, 2002; repr., International Herald Tribune,
August 17, 2002)
2002b

“Thailand Moving Forward Into the Past,” Wall Street Journal, February 8, 2001, Asian edition.
2001a

“Invisible Hand: A Thirst for Funds Drives Change,” The Wall Street Journal, April 26, 2001, Asian
edition.
2001b

“How to Get Ahead Again,” Far Eastern Economic Review April 26, 2001, 31.
2001c

“On the Economic Virtues of Democracy,” The Milken Institute Review (First Quarter 2000): 89-93.
2000a

“Korea’s Recovery: Don’t Count on the Government,” Milken Institute Policy Brief 14 (May 30, 2000): 1-
37.
2000b

“Removing Estrada Will Not Save the Philippines,” International Herald Tribune, November 21, 2000. 2000c

“Political Virtue and Economic Leadership: A Southeast Asian Paradox,” Milken Institute Policy Brief 6
(December 4, 2000):1-8.
2000d

“Economic Development and Political Choice: The Asian Problem: An Interview with Hilton L. Root,” by
Henri Lepage, Politique Internationale, Winter 1999.
1999a

“Taking the Crony Out Of Crony Capitalism,” Milken Institute Review, February 1999.
1999b

“The New Korea: Crisis Brings Opportunity,” Milken Institute Policy Brief, with Mark Andrew
Abdollahian, Greg Beier, and Jacek Kugler, February 1999.
1999c

“IMF Loans Must be Linked to Reform,” Los Angeles Times, April 9, 1999.
1999d

“Rethinking Global Economic Incentives: How Mismanagement Keeps World Leaders in Office” Milken
Institute Policy Brief, October 29, 1999.
1999e

“The Crisis of Emerging Democracy in the Developing World,” International Herald Tribune, October
19, 1999.
1999f

“‘Help’ That Never Reaches Those in Need: Without Fiscal Supervision, Debt Forgiveness Exacerbates
Problem Economies,” Los Angeles Times, December 23, 1999.
1999g

“Indonesia’s Reforms Fail for Lack of Political Credibility,” Hoover Digest, 1999.
1999h

“To Liberalize, Indonesia Has to Reform the State,” International Herald Tribune, January 27, 1998.
1998a

“A Crisis of Political Transition Hobbles Indonesia,” International Herald Tribune, February 10, 1998. 1998b

“In Indonesia, Political Reform Has To Come First,” International Herald Tribune, August 16, 1998. 1998c
“Suharto’s Tax on Indonesia’s Future,” Milken Institute Review VII, Jobs & Capital No. ¾ (Summer/Fall
1998).
1998d

“Transparency and China’s Aspirations,” The Wall Street Journal, January 13, 1997, Asian edition.
1997a

“The Economic Consequences of Corruption,” The Times of India, September 20, 1997.
1997b

“The World Bank Finally Gets It,” The Wall Street Journal, September 24, 1997, Asian edition.
1997c

“When Business Finds the Right Sort of Corruption Congenial,” International Herald Tribune, January
24, 1996, 8.
1996a

“How to Help the Philippine Bureaucracy,” The Wall Street Journal, March 7, 1996, Asian edition.
1996b

“Tensions Underlie Indonesia’s Success,” The Wall Street Journal, April 18, 1996, Asian edition.
1996c

“Governance That Promotes Prosperity Is Liberal,” International Herald Tribune, May 17, 1996, 6.
1996d

“Democracy Alone Doesn’t Guarantee Economic Success,” International Herald Tribune, May 16, 1996,
6.
1996e

“Indonesia: Political Insecurity Linked to a Sense of Injustice,” International Herald Tribune, August 1,
1996, 6.
1996f

“Indonesia: Success Is Threatened for Lack of a Modern State,” International Herald Tribune, August 2,
1996, 6.
1996g

“The East Asian Mirror: Good Governance Comes from Accountability,” The Times of India, December
28, 1996.
1996h

CONSULTANCIES

Department for International Development (DFID); Overseas Development Institute (ODI); African
Economic Commission of the United Nations Asian Development Bank (ADB); International Monetary
Fund (IMF); Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD); The World Bank (WB);
Rand Corporation; RAND-DARPA Participatory Foresight Working Group; United Nations Development
Program (UNDP); United States Agency for International Development (USAID); United States
Department of the Treasury; Government Effectiveness (EGE) & Competitive Support Fund (CSF);
United States Department of State.

SELECTED CONSULTING ASSIGNMENTS (ALPHABETICALLY, BY COUNTRY)

Bangladesh – Asian Development Bank & World Bank
1994 - 1996
Conducted assessment of governance and development of country strategy for Asian Development
Bank; participated in assessment of World Bank project on making government work. Performed
assessment of civil service for ADB. Identified resources, people and organizations for seminar on
governance innovations in South Asia.

Chad – IRIS Group & USAID
1990
Formulated trade and competition policy. Directed institution building for a market economy.

China – Hoover Institution
1997
Prepared institutional assessment of financial market development, including stock and derivative
markets. Asian Development Bank, 1994 - Negotiated with People’s Bank on support for ADB
Governance Policy. US Department of State, 2002- Three-week tour lecturing on Capital Market
Development and Technology.

Cook Islands – Asian Development Bank
1995
Conducted comprehensive reform of public sector including downsizing and reassigning entire civil
service.

Estonia – Institute for Humane Studies
1992
Trained senior government staff on institutional framework for a market economy. Market economy
primer, transition management to market economy.

Hong Kong – Government of Hong Kong
1997
Advised Efficiency Unit of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on
innovation in public sector management.

India – 13 missions; Ford Foundation, United Nations Development Program and Asian
Development Bank
1990 - 2000
Undertook 13 missions over more than a decade for various international organizations. Performed
infrastructure assessment in energy sector. Carried out assessment of corruption control policy and
recommendations. Conducted study of government-business interface, reforming public enterprises,
improving accounting and auditing procedures, assessment of Fifth Pay Commissioners Report. Held
discussions with Ministry of Finance to gain support for the governance policy of the Asian Development
Bank. Held position of Chair of South Asia Research Council. Prepared information technology study for
development and e-governance. Conducted agricultural policy project.

Indonesia -- World Bank (1993), Asian Development Bank (1995-1997), USAID (2009)
1993-2009
Prepared reports for World Bank and Asian Development Bank on governance and financial
restructuring. Lectured at Civil Service College on reforming the public sector. Enhancing Government
Effectiveness (EGE), Country Assessment, 2009.

Japan -- USAID, U.S. State Department, and the World Bank
1992 - 1993
Conducted study of Japanese business councils as part of a wider analysis of government-business
interface in Japan. Lecturer at Tokyo �鶹���� U.S. Japan Development Assistance Coordination
Representing USAID. Dialogue with audiences in Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka on the “Role of Foreign Aid
in US Foreign Policy,” representing the State Department.

Kazakhstan – Asian Development Bank, State Council of Kazakhstan
1998
Carried out governance and poverty nexus assessment. Conducted comprehensive risk management
training and advice to Security Council.

Kyrgyz Republic – Asian Development Bank
1998
Conducted governance assessment and signed memorandum of understanding with the Government for
technical assistance on intergovernmental fiscal relations.

Madagascar – IRIS Group
1989 - 1991
Held position as leader of USAID Institutions for Market Society. Supervised project spanning two years
on building a market economy and financial system after transition from socialist dictatorship.

Malaysia – Asian Development Bank
1995
Advised Malaysian Manpower Services on performance management.

Morocco – USAID
2010
Enhancing Government Effectiveness (EGE), Country Assessment.

Nepal – Asian Development Bank
1995 - 1996
2013 - 2014
Evaluated civil service capacity for ADB country strategy. “The Dynamics of Economic Policy Reform in
Nepal: Modelling the Energy Sector,” Contract for Systems Modeling Support for Diagnostics, for the
Department for International Development (DFID) Nepal’s New Economic Reform Program, November
2013- January 2014, (with Armando Gellar and Ben Ramalingam).

Nigeria – Central Bank of Nigeria
2010
Advisory Services

Pakistan – Various Clients
1995 - 2011
Evaluated Social Action Project for ADB, 1995. Formulated terms of reference of Asian Development
Bank’s Pakistan 2010 Plan, 1995-1996. Created blueprint for Civil Service Reform, 1996. Pakistan
Institute for Development Economics, 1998. Advised President on reforming the public sector. Carried
out study of community policing for National Bureau of Reconstruction, 2007. “Enhancing Government
Effectiveness: The Planning Commission of Pakistan,” USAID, 2010. “Intergovernmental Finance
Assessment,” 2011.

Philippines – Asian Development Bank
1994 - 1996
Organized four Partnerships for Development Seminars with government, business and civil society
leaders for ADB on decentralization, civil service capacity, non- governmental organizations and poverty
reduction. Introduced performance-based management system within the National Economic and
Development Authority.

Russia – Milken Institute
1999
Developed governance structures and marketing strategies for the development of a high-tech securities
market. Identified suitable participants, assisted in the implementation of necessary legal reforms, and
helped build political support.

Singapore – Lee Kuan Yew Institute
2000
Prepared report for Monetary Authority on economic security of Southeast Asian region and the policy
reform process of Southeast Asian countries. Trained senior civil service in performance management.

South Korea – Hyundai Corporation
1997 - 1998
Advised government and private sector on corporate governance and financial restructuring.

Sri Lanka – Asian Development Bank
1995 - 2010
Conducted performance appraisal and assessment; strategic policy formulation; re-alignment of
government ministries; comprehensive reform of the Civil Service output budgeting; creation of National
Development Council; adoption of result-oriented philosophy; realignment of responsibilities of
government ministries; redeployment of staff to new functions.

Taiwan – Evergreen and Taiwan Academy of Social Sciences (TASS)
1997
Conducted assessment of civil service reform. Performed business-government relations study as well as
financial restructuring and hi-tech sector studies.

Thailand – Thai Research Development Institute
1997 - 1998
Planned and advised Thai Research Development Institute on Economic History of Thailand project.
Major themes included growth with equity and income distribution. Created Civil Service reform plan.
Advised Civil Service Commission.

Tunisia – USAID
2016
“Options to Support Decentralization in Tunisia,” Asia Middle East Economic Growth Best Practices
(A.M.E.G) Project.

Vietnam – Ford Foundation, Asian Development Bank, U.S. Department of State
1996 - 2002
“Political Economy of Sustainable Development,” Course given at the Institute for International
Relations, Hanoi. Formulated terms of reference for Governance Assessment for the Asian Development
Bank. Speaking tour for US State Department to promote Vietnam’s efforts to reform its economy and
its drive for regional and global economic integration. Worked with National leaders on sustainable
economic development for the country. As speaker contributed to US State Department program to
promote Vietnam’s transition to a market economy.

West Bank – USAID
2008
Enhancing Government Effectiveness (EGE), Country Assessment

Yemen – USAID 
2008
Enhancing Government Effectiveness (EGE), Country Assessment

SELECTED CONFERENCES (SINCE, 1992)

“Social Foundations of Religion and State,” conference paper presented at, Religion, the State, and
Welfare, ASREC 2025, George Mason �鶹����, Arlington, Virginia, March 8, 2025.
2025

“Network Architecture and Cultural Persistence,” conference paper presented at, Institutional Resilience
and Recovery: Overcoming Diversity and Division, WINIR 2024, �鶹���� of Pittsburg, Pittsburg,
Pennsylvania, September 21, 2024.
2024a

“The Religious Origins of State Capacity in Europe and China,” conference paper presented at, An
Agenda for Complex Systems Research in Political Economy, Chapman �鶹����, Orange, California,
March 1, 2024.
2024b

“An Agenda for Complex Systems Research in Political Economy” conference paper presented at,
Markets and Society 2nd Annual Conference, Mercatus Center, George Mason �鶹����, October 21,
2023.
2023

“Religion and the Great Divergence of East and West: The Persistent Effects of Networks of Church and
State in the History of China and Europe,” conference paper presented at, The Chinese Economy in the
Long Run, �鶹���� of Manchester, October 21st 2022
2022a

“Religion and the Great Divergence of East and West: The Persistent Effects of Networks of Church and
State in the Economic History of China and Europe” (presentation, 5D: Virtual Session 8), Association for
the Study of Religion, Economics, and Culture, ASREC 2022, April 23rd, 2022).
2022b

“Humanity and Nature in Economic Thought” (Symposium) and “The Sociological Heritage of the
Scottish Enlightenment” (Workshop), MTA-BTK Lendület Morals and Science Research Group and
Corvinus �鶹���� of Budapest, January 28th – 29th, 2022.
2022c

“How Communities Scale into Civilizations: The Diffusion of Culture Across Historical Networks”
(presentation, Module 1: Networks of Scale in Human Development: How Large-Scale Civilizations Are
Built), Agents, Networks, and Society, Proteus Foundation Series, May 28th, 2021.
2021

“How Does Economic Entanglement Affect Competition and Deterrence?” (panelist, 2019 Deterrence
Symposium: Deterrence and Assurance in an Era of Great Power Competition, hosted by United States
Strategic Command, La Vista Conference Center, La Vista Nebraska, July 31, 2019).
2019

“Sustainability, Development, and High-Quality Economic Growth” (World Sustainability Forum (WSF)
2018, hosted by �鶹���� of International Business and Economics and the Center for Strategic Studies
of Ministry of Education, Beijing, China, September 19-21, 2018).
2018a

“Will the rise of China transform global capitalism?” (presentation, Fifth WINIR Conference, Institutions
and the Future of Global Capitalism, hosted by Chinese �鶹���� of Hong Kong, Faculty of Law, Hong
Kong, China 14-17, September 2018).
2018b

“Global Networks Over Time: Where We Are in the History of Globalization” (presentation, 11th Annual
Political Networks Conference, hosted by APSA Political Networks, George Mason �鶹����, Arlington,
Virginia, June 6th- 9th, 2018).
2018c

“Global Networks Over Time: Where We Are in the History of Globalization” (presentation, Complexity
and Policy Studies 2018, Arlington, Virginia, Friday April 20th, 2018).
2018d

“Democratizing International Economic Governance” (presentation round-table, The Parliamentary
Network of the World Bank & International Monetary Fund, 2018 Annual Meetings of the International
Monetary Fund and World Bank Group, Washington, DC, April 17th, 2018).
2018e

“Feudal Origins of Western Liberalism” (presentation at The Life & Legacy of Douglass North:
Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of North’s Nobel Prize in Economics, conference held at George Mason
�鶹����, March 3rd, 2018).
2018f

“Critical junctures and credible commitments: the emergence of state capacity through legal
hybridization” (presentation, 4th Annual WINIR Conference, Utrecht �鶹����, Utrecht, Netherlands,
Friday September 15th, 2017).
2017a

“The Economic Risks of One Belt One Road” (presentation, Conference on the Belt and Road Green
Cooperation 2017, 2017 Beijing International Fair for Trade in Service, Beijing, China, May 29, 2017).
2017b

“Institutions and Institutional Change in Complex Adaptive Systems” (Keynote presentation, When
Institutions Fail: An Interdisciplinary Perspective on Institutional Change Outcome Diversity and
Unintended Consequences, Max Weber Multidisciplinary Research Workshop on Advanced Institutional
Theory, European �鶹���� Institute, Florence, Italy, March 15, 2017).
2017c

“The Implications of the Korean Model for Sustainable Development” (Keynote presentation, 2016
International Academic Conference of Park Chung Hee Saemaul Undong Institute, Park Chung Hee
Saemaul Undong Institute (PSI), Yeungnam �鶹����, South Korea, October 20, 2016).
2016a

“Resilience and stability trade-offs in China and Europe as systems of systems” (presentation, Institutions and Human Behaviour, 3rd Annual World Interdisciplinary Network for Institutional Research (WINIR) conference, Boston, Massachusetts, September 4, 2016).
2016b

“The Gradual Formation and Sudden Demise of Dynastic Succession in China and Europe” (presentation,
Conflict and Cooperation: Power Transitions and the International Order, 2016 American Political
Science Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Sept 2, 2016).
2016c

“Leadership and Innovation” (keynote, Global Green Growth Forum GGGF, Seoul, South Korea,
September 23, 2015).
2015a

“Global diversities, fast, slow and endless” (presentation, Institutions, Development & Globalization,
Second WINIR Conference, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, September 12, 2015).
2015b

“Dynamics among Nations: Evolution of Legitimacy and Development in Modern States” (discussion,
Diversities Reconsidered: Politics and Political Science in the 21st Century, 2015 APSA Annual Meeting,
San Francisco, Sep 5th, 2015) with chair Jack Goldstone and discussants Robert H. Bates, Peter
Trubowitz, and Thomas Oatley.
2015c

“Tangled World: an ecological model of the international system” (presentation, Political Networks 2015:
8th Annual Political Networks Workshop and Conference, June 20, 2015) with David Masad.
2015d

“Entrepreneurship and Industry” (moderator, Economic Forum for India (EFL), The London School of
Economics and Politics, London, UK, March 15, 2014).
2014a

“Statistical Physics and Social Science” (presentation, Non-equilibrium Statistical Physics of Populations
in Biology, Economics and the Social Sciences, Social Science Sequence of the EPSRC NetworkPlus focus
meeting of Emergence and Non-Equilibrium Physics, School of Physics and Astronomy, �鶹���� of
Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, April 8th & April 9th, 2014).
2014b

“Sources of Institutional Variation in Global Development: A Complex Systems Approach” (presentation,
Session on Economic Development, 4th Global Conference Forum for Economists International,
Amsterdam, Netherlands, June 1, 2014).
2014c

“A Complex Systems Approach to Variation in National Political Economy” (presentation, Complexity
and Networks Seminar, Center for Complexity Science, Imperial College London, London, UK, June 17,
2014).
2014d

“Mechanisms of Evolutionary Dynamics” (Symposium, Is Innovation Evolutionary, Understanding the
Processes Underlying Innovation, House of Lords and Gruter Institute for Law and Behavioral Research,
Millbank House, House of Lords, London, UK, July 8-9, 2014).
2014e

“Sources of Institutional Variation in Global Development: A Complex Systems Approach” (presentation,
World Interdisciplinary Network for Institutional Research Conference, Greenwich, UK, September 12,
2014).
2014f

“Diversity in Highly Interconnected Societies” (virtual presentation, Inventing the Future in an Age of
Contingency, World Complexity Science Academy 2014 Annual Meeting, Budapest, Hungary, November
8, 2014).
2014g

“Exploring Creativity and Urban Development with Agent-Based Modeling” (presentation, North
American Regional Science Conference, November 14, 2014) with Ammar Malik.
2014h

“The Promises and Pitfalls of Fiscal Decentralization” (keynote address, Members of Parliament,
International Conference on Participatory Federalism and Decentralization, Islamabad, Pakistan,
September 25, 2013).
2013a

“Globalization and the Liberal World Order” (keynote address, North London Collegiate School, October
10, 2013).
2013b

“Global Governance and the Future of Liberal Internationalism” (presentation, Conference on Global
Governance in an Unsustainable World, School of World Economics and International Affairs of the
National Research �鶹����’s Higher School of Economics, Moscow, Russia, November 15, 2013).
2013c

“Political Economy Analysis: Lessons Learned and New Directions” (keynote address, Workshop at the
OECD Conference Centre, Paris, France, December 16-17, 2013).
2013d

“Developing Economic Leaders” (keynote address, A Project for Boznia-Herzegovina, World Learning
and the United States Department of State, Bureau of Education and Cultural Affairs, Washington, DC,
December 3, 2012).
2012a

“Accelerators of ‘Stateness’: System Structure and Network Behavior in the Making of the Modern
State” (presentation at COMPLEX 2012, 2nd International Conference on Complex Sciences, Santa Fe,
New Mexico, December 7, 2012).
2012b

“The Policy Conundrum of Financial Market Complexity” (presentation, 19th Annual Conference on
Pacific Basin Finance, Economics, Accounting and Management, Session VIII, Macro Economics and
Finance, Taipei, Taiwan, July 8th– 9th, 2011).
2011a

“New Political Economy Model and Its Application in Political Analysis” (presentation, 1st Annual Forum
of Political Economy, School of Government at Peking �鶹���� and the Department of Sociology and
the Center for Sociological Research and Development Studies of China, Beijing, China, December 20,
2011).
2011b

“The Expected Utility Model and Application,” Session 1; “Social Network Theory and Application in
Historical Analysis,” Session 2; “Political Economy on Bureaucracy System,” Session 3 (symposium
presentations, New Political Economy Model and Its Application in Political Analysis, School of
Government and the Center for Sociological Research and Development Studies, Peking �鶹����,
Beijing, China, December 20-22, 2011.
2011c

“Alternative Future: Global Governance Diversity in an Evolutionary Perspective” (presentation, AAAI
FALL Symposium Series, Arlington, VA, November 11-13, 2010).
2010

“The Rise of the Modern State: Gradual Reform or Punctuated Transition” (presentation, Complex
Adaptive Systems and the Threshold Effect: Views from the Natural and Social Sciences, AAAI Fall
Symposium (FS-09-03), Washington, DC, November 5-7, 2009,
2009

“Institutional Constraints on U.S. Democracy Promotion” (presentation, ISNIE 2006: Institutions:
Economic, Political and Social Behavior Boulder, Colorado, September 21-24, 2006).
2006

“Asian Free Trade Agreement”; “Asian Financial Cooperation for Economic Prosperity”; “Lessons for the
Next Technological Powerhouse: What can China Learn from Silicon Valley?” (paper presentations, 12th
Annual Conference on Pacific Basin Finance, Economics, Accounting, and Business, Bangkok, Thailand,
August 10-11, 2004).
2004a

“Social Foundations of Policy Credibility” (presentation, American Political Science Association
Conference, Chicago, IL, September 2-4, 2004).
2004b

“Politics of Exchange Rate Regimes” (presentation, American Political Science Association Conference,
Chicago, IL, September 2-4, 2004.
2004c

“Vietnam’s Continuing Reform: An Effective Long-term Solution?” and “Opening Markets and
Continuing Growth: Vietnam and the Asian Economy” (paper presentations, 13th Asian Corporate
Conference, Asia Society, Hanoi, Vietnam, March 5-7, 2003).
2003

“Korea and the World Economy” (presentation, American Economic Association Annual Meeting,
Atlanta, Georgia, January 4, 2002) with Joseph Stiglitz.
2002a

“What Democracy Can Do for East Asia” (presentation, National Endowment for Democracy’s
International Forum for Democratic Studies, Washington, DC, February 28, 2002).
2002b

“Aid Effectiveness and the Bush Administration’s New Fund” (presentation, OECD, Paris, France, May 2,
2002).
2002c

“Aid Effectiveness” (presentation, Tsinghua Public Policy and Management Forum International, School
of Public Policy and Management Tsinghua �鶹���� Beijing, China, June 14, 2002).
2002d

“What is Pro-poor Growth? How Do We Promote It?” (presentation, World Bank, PREM Week
Conference, June 24-25, 2002).
2002e

“A Gap Between North and South: Beyond the External Debt” (presentation, Prague Forum 2000,
Bridging Global Gaps, Prague, Czech Republic, October 18-20, 2002).
2002f

“Poverty and Globalization” (presentation, Plenary Session, APEC 2002 CEO Summit, Los Cabos,
Mexico, October 25, 2002).
2002g

“Bringing Moral Clarity to Policy Making: Promoting Global Democracy in the Anti-American Era”
(presentation, Center for World Conscience, National Press Club, Washington, DC, November 6, 2002).
2002h

“Capital Markets and Productivity Growth, China-US Comparison” (presentation, World Capital Forum,
Nanjing, China, November 18, 2002).
2002i

“The Bush Administration’s Financial Policies in Asia” (presentation, George W. Bush and Asia: A
Midterm Assessment, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington DC, December 11,
2002).
2002j

“Asian Case Studies: Impact of Political & Economic Developments on Investors’ Calculations”
(presentation, Pacific Pension Institute’s Winter Roundtable, Marina del Rey, California, February 7-9,
2001).
2001

“Indicators for Monitoring Progress Towards Good Governance” (presentation, Economic Commission
for Africa, United Nations, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, March 15-18, 2000).
2000a

“Human Capital Creation: Lifelong Learning in the Knowledge-based Society” (presentation, Inter-
American Development Bank Annual Meeting Plenary Session, New Orleans, March 24-26, 2000).
2000b

“What is the Right Financial System for Promoting Economic Development in Countries Around the
World?” (presentation, 8th Pacific Basin Finance, Economics and Accounting Conference and the Second
ADSGM International Conference, Bangkok, Thailand, June 1-2, 2000).
2000c

“Transparency and Accountability: Emerging Agenda,” and “From Crisis to Opportunity: The Way
Forward for East Asia” (paper presentations, Second Asia Development Forum, Singapore, June 6-8,
2000).
2000d

“Financial System and Economic Growth” (presentation, International Finance Seminar, Seoul, South
Korea, July 12, 2000).
2000e

“Setting the Course” (presentation, Developing Asia’s Public Services: Sharing Best Practice, Eastern
Regional Organization for Public Administration, Hong Kong, October 3-5, 2000).
2000f

“Globalization, Governance and the Future of Asia: Were the Bad Old Ways All That Bad?” (presentation,
Globalization, E-business and Leadership Conference, 23rd Heads of Asia-Pacific Operations Roundtable, Bali, Indonesia, October 15-17, 2000).
2000g

“Transformation of Korea’s Economy: Reform and Future Prospects” (presentation, The Korean
Consulate General in Cooperation with the Korean Studies Institute, �鶹���� of Southern California,
November 29, 2000).
2000h

“Asian Economic & Political Change: World Wide Implications” (presentation, 28th Annual Frank Church Symposium on International Affairs, Idaho State �鶹����, Boise, Idaho, March 4-5, 1999).
1999a

“Rebuilding the Foundations of Development Policy” (presentation, Research Seminars: States and
Societies, Term III 1999, Institute of Social Studies, The Hague, The Netherlands, June 1, 1999).
1999b

“Psychology in the Financial Markets” (moderator, Global Panel Conference, the 5th Financial Panel,
Beurs van Berlage, Amsterdam, Netherlands, June 2, 1999).
1999c

“The IMF and the Asian Crisis” (presentation, Fudan �鶹����, June 17, 1999; the Press Conference,
Russian Cultural Foundation, Moscow, Russia, June 9, 1999; and the Press Conference, Institute Euro 92,
Paris, France, June 7, 1999).
1999d

“Political Sources of Information Asymmetry and Risk in Developing Country Economy” (presentation,
Western Economic Association Meeting, Bangkok, Thailand, January 1998).
1998a

“The Compulsion of Patronage: Political Sources of Information Asymmetry and Risk in Developing
Country Economies” (presentation, Public Choice Society Annual Meeting, New Orleans, March 13-15,
1998) with Nahalel Nellis.
1998b

“Economic Development in Latin America and East Asia: A Comparative Perspective” (presentation,
Third Congress of the Americas, Universidas de las Americas, Puebla, Mexico, March 18-21, 1998) with
William Ratliff.
1998c

“The Compulsion of Patronage: Political Sources of Information Asymmetry and Risk in Developing
Country Economies” (presentation, Western Economic Association & International Conference on the
Political Economy of Organizations, Lake Tahoe, CA. June 28- July 2, 1998) with Nahalel Nellis.
1998d

“The Compulsion of Patronage: Political Sources of Information
Asymmetry and Risk in Developing Country Economies” (presentation, 2nd Annual Conference of the
International Society for New Institutional Economics, Paris, France, September 18-19, 1998) with
Nahalel Nellis.
1998e

“Political Institutions and Economic Growth” (presentation, 5th Yonsei Forum of International Studies,
Center for International Studies, Yonsei �鶹����, Korea, October 30, 1998).
1998f

President of Committee, OECD Experts Committee on Governance, Paris, France, November 1- 3, 1998. 1998g

“Knowledge and Accountability in the Global Financial Crisis” (presentation, Asian Business Association,
9th Annual Business Conference, San Francisco, CA, November 11, 1998).
1998h

“International Development Assistance and Governance: What Can We Do to Stop Corruption”
(presentation, Asian Foundation, San Francisco, CA, September 12-14, 1997).
1997

“The Role of Public Administration in Promoting Economic Development in Asia” (presentation, United
Nations’ Regional Conference, Manila, Philippines, March 18-20, 1996).
1996

"Asian Development Bank on Governance and Development: Lessons of the East Asia Experience”
(Conference Organizer, Manila, Philippines, April 19-21, 1995).
1995a

"Institutional Framework of the Asian Miracles Experience” (presentation, IPR/FASID Inaugural
Workshop on Development Policy, Governance, and the Asian Miracle's Lessons, Honolulu, Hawaii, April
7, 1995).
1995b

"Institutional Foundations of East Asian Miracle” (presentation, WEA International Conference, San
Diego, CA, July 5-9, 1995).
1995c

"The Ingredients of Successful Economic Policy: Structural Adjustment and Good Governance”
(presentation, 6th annual Meeting on Development Coordination, Japan, October 23, 1995).
1995d

"Institutional Foundations for a Market Economy in Tropical Africa” (presentation, Perspectives on
African Culture, Berkeley, California, April 30, 1994).
1994a

Institutional Foundations of East Asia's High Performing Economies” (presentation, Political Economy
Workshop, �鶹���� of Houston, April 11, 1994).
1994b

"The Economics of Dictatorship: The Case of East Asia” (presentation, Public Choice Society, Austin,
Texas, April 9, 1994).
1994c

"Economic Reform and Predatory Rule in Sub-Saharan Africa” (presentation, Why Do Rulers Reform,
�鶹���� of California, San Diego, June 7, 1994).
1994d

"The Rise of Industrial Asia and its Implications for the Developing World” (presentation, Salzburg
Seminar, Singapore, June 16-19, 1994).
1994e

"Proof and Persuasion in Economics and Sociology” (presentation, at the Conference on New
Institutionalism in Economic Sociology, Cornell �鶹����, Ithaca, New York, October 7-9, 1994).
1994f

"L'Etat et le capitalisme français sous l'Ancien Régime” (presentation, Institut Euro- 92, October 1994). 1994g

“Institutional Innovation in East Asian Development” (presentation, Salzburg Seminar, Stanford
�鶹����, Stanford, CA, December 1-4, 1994).
1994h

"The Market for Property Rights in Developing Nations, Past and Present” (presentation, Public Choice
Society, Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, March 1993).
1993a

"The New Political History” (presentation, Western Economic Association International Conference, Lake
Tahoe, California, June 1993).
1993b

"Markets and the Weakening of Peasant Norms: A Rational Choice Perspective” (presentation, Economic
Theory Workshop, Department of Economics, �鶹���� of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, February
1992).
1992a

"Economic Regulation and Political Choice in Old Regime France and England” (presentation, Economic
History Workshop, Northwestern �鶹����, April 1992).
1992b

"Peasants, Markets, and Development” (presentation, Committee for Comparative and Historical
Research on Market Economies, �鶹���� of Michigan, April 1992).
1992c

"The Market for Political Favors” (presentation, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, May
1992).
1992d

"The Market for Property Rights in Developing Nations, Past and Present” (presentation, Economic
History Seminar, �鶹���� of California- Davis, October 1992).
1992e

"Rent-Seeking and Old Regime Craft Guilds” (presentation, Social Science History Seminar, Stanford
�鶹����, Stanford, CA, October 1992).
1992f

"Beyond Structural Adjustment: Institutional and Legal Reform in Madagascar” (presentation, African
Studies Association, Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, November 1992).
1992g

"The Market for Property Rights in Developing Nations, Past and Present” (presentation, Rational
Models Seminar, �鶹���� of Chicago, Chicago, IL, November 1992).
1992h

LECTURES BY INVITATION (SINCE 1992)

“The Coevolution of Morality, Institutions, and Economic Divergence in Europe and China” (presentation,
Complexity Science Hub, Vienna, Austria, October 16th, 2024)
2024a

“Debt Burdens of the Global South” (�鶹���� of International Business and Economics, Beijing, China,
May, 2024).
2024b

“The Role of Complex Networks and Selection in Historical Political Economy” (presentation, Research
Seminar in Economics, Universität Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany, April 16th, 2022).
2022

“State or Nation: The Cultural Sources of Chinese Longevity” (presentation, Session: The Idea of China”,
Webinar Series- Global Knowledge, Global Conversations, Critical Issues: A More Critical Global
Conversation on World Politics, May 7th, 2021).
2021a

“China’s Role in Africa” (presentation, Great Decisions Committee, April 7th, 2021). 2021b

“Network Origins of the Global Economy: East Vs. West In a Complex Systems Perspective” (SMA Future
of Global Competition and Conflict Speaker Series, Department of Defense, July 10, 2019).
2019a

“Keynes, Hayek, and the Roots of Complexity Theory in Economics” (lecture, Colloquium on Market
Institutions and Economic Processes, Department of Economics, NYU, April 1, 2019).
2019b

“China and the Global Economy” (lecture, St. John’s �鶹����, Economics and Finance Department,
April 10th, 2018).
2018

“Is Modernization Dead? Why Developments in World Politics Place an Epistemic Challenge for Social
Scientists” (lecture, Max Weber Lecture, European �鶹���� Institute, Series, Florence, Italy, March 16,
2017).
2017

“Agent Based Modeling: Theory and Practice” (lecture, Seminario Permanente de Investigacion,
Universidad Iberoamericana, Ciudad De Mexico, November 18, 0216).
2016a

“Complexity and Policy Process” (lecture, Departamento de Economia, Universidad Iberoamericana,
Ciudad De Mexico, November 17, 2016).
2016b

“Network Dynamics and the Great Divergence” (lecture, Division of Politics and Economics, Claremont
Graduate �鶹����, November 8, 2016).
2016c

“How the U.S. sees risks to both the domestic and global economy and what policy measures can
mitigate risk and anticipate crisis” (lecture, School of Public Management, UIBE, May 31, 2016).
2016d

“What is the Government’s role on promoting Social Innovation and Sustainable Business
Development?” (lecture, Social Innovation and Responsibility Solve Social Problems Seminar, School of
Public Management UIBE, May 28, 2016).
2016f

“International Economic Policy, Global Development and Asia’s Global Engagement" (discussion, Faculty
of Economics and Business Management, National �鶹���� of Laos, Vientiane, Lao, October 23, 2015).
2015a

"Institutions, Risk, Uncertainty and the Global Economy” (keynote, Faculty of Economics and Business
Management, National �鶹���� of Laos, Vientiane, Lao, October 23, 2015).
2015b

“Lao Young Entrepreneurs: Business and Development Forward to ASEAN Economic Community 2015”
(discussion, Lao Small Medium Enterprise Club and Young Entrepreneurs Association of Lao, Vientiane,
Lao, October 22, 2015).
2015c

"Institutions, Risk, Uncertainty and the Global Economy” (lecture, �鶹���� of Economics, Ho Chi Minh
City, Vietnam, October 21, 2015).
2015d

"Institutions, Risk, Uncertainty and the Global Economy” (lecture, Department for Faculty of
International Relations, �鶹���� of Social Sciences and Humanities, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam,
October 20, 2015).
2015e

"Institutions, Risk, Uncertainty and the Global Economy” (lecture, American Center, Ho Chi Minh City,
Vietnam, October 20, 2015).
2015f

"Institutions, Risk, Uncertainty and the Global Economy” (lecture, Fulbright Economics Teaching
Program (FETP) partnership of the �鶹���� of Economics, Ho Chi Minh City and Harvard Kennedy
School, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, October 19, 2015).
2015g

"Institutions, Risk, Uncertainty and the Global Economy” (lecture, National Academy of Politics and
Public Administration, Region II, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, October 19, 2015).
2015h

“Building Institutions to Spearhead Innovations” (lecture, National Academy and the Institute of
Legislative Studies, Hanoi, Vietnam, October 16, 2015).
2015i

“Building Institutions to Spearhead Innovations” (lecture, Ho Chi Minh Academy of Politics and Public
Administration, Hanoi, Vietnam, October 16, 2015).
2015j

“Building Institutions to Spearhead Innovations” (lecture, Institute of Economics and Politics, Vietnam
Academy of Social Sciences, Hanoi, Vietnam, October 16, 2015).
2015k

“Implementing effective Institutional Reform and U.S Policy and Vietnam” (lecture, Diplomatic Academy
of Vietnam, Hanoi, Vietnam, October 15, 2015).
2015l

"Institutions, Risk, Uncertainty and the Global Economy” (lecture, U.S Embassy, Hanoi, Vietnam,
October 15, 2015).
2015m

“Park Chung Hee’s Leadership: Community Participation and Economic Growth” (keynote, National
Assembly, Seoul, South Korea, September 25, 2015).
2015n

“Park Chung Hee’s Leadership: Community Participation and Economic Growth” (lecture, Yeungnam
�鶹����, Gyeongsan, North Gyeongsang, South Korea, September 24, 2015).
2015o

“Resilience and Stability in Institutional Regimes: China and Europe Compared” (lecture, Coase Center,
Zhejiang �鶹����, China, June 15th 2015).
2015p

“
” (keynote address, Responsible Outbound Investment
Salon on Global Financial Reform and AIIB, Office of the Vice President of UIBE, Beijing, China, June 4th,
2015).
2015q

“How to understand the relationship between NGOs (civil society) and the government under current
Chinese context?” (lecture, International Relations School of �鶹���� of International Business and
Economics (UIBE), Beijing, China, May 29th, 2015).
2015r

“Finance and Innovation: The role of finance in building a system of innovation, lessons for Silicon Valley” (keynote presentation, International Relations School of �鶹���� of International Business and
Economics: 40th Anniversary of the School of Public Administration, Beijing, China, May 30th, 2015).
2015s

“Complexity in Global Political Economy: What Can Social Science Learn from the Natural Sciences”
(lecture, Cognitive Sciences Seminar Series, Krasnow Institute for Advanced Study, George Mason
�鶹����, February 2, 2015).
2015t

“Dynamics Among Nations: A Conversation with Hilton Root” (lecture, Public Engagement in the Age of
Complexity Series, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, February 25, 2015).
2015u

“Sources of Variation in Global Development: A Complex Systems Approach” (lecture, Center for
Research in Social Simulation (CRESS Seminar Series), Department of Sociology, �鶹���� of Surrey,
Surrey, UK, February 25, 2014).
2014a

“Dynamics Among Nations: The Evolution of Legitimacy and Development in Modern States” (keynote
address, Book Launch, Department of Political Economy, King’s College London & MIT Press, London, UK, March 6, 2014).
2014b

“Economic Transition and Political Variation” (lecture, European Bank for Reconstruction and
Development (EBRD), London, UK, March 7, 2014).
2014c

“Diversity, Complexity and the Persistence of Objectivity Inferior Choices” (lecture, �鶹���� of
Buckingham, Buckingham, United Kingdom, May 7, 2014).
2014d

"The Myth of Global Convergence: Why Objectively Inferior Choices Persist" (lecture, Groningen Center
for Social Complexity Studies Seminar Series, Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences, �鶹����
of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, May 28, 2014).
2014e

“Dynamics Among Nations: The Evolution of Legitimacy and Development in Modern States” (lecture,
INET Seminar Series of the Institute for New Economic Thinking, Oxford Martin School, Oxford,
UK, June 5, 2014).
2014f

“Diversities in Global Development” (lecture, Robert A. Levy Fellows Workshop in Law and Liberty,
George Mason �鶹���� School of Law, Nov 6, 2014).
2014g

“Global Networks and American Dominance” (lecture, Economics and International Studies Seminars,
�鶹���� of Buckingham, Buckingham, United Kingdom, October 16, 2013).
2013a

“Racing Economies, Lagging Polities” (lecture, Moscow State �鶹����, Moscow, Russia, November 13,
2013).
2013b

“The Political Economy of Chinese Economic Reform” (lecture, The George Shultz School, US State
Department, Washington DC, April, 2011).
2011a

“Economic Governance and the Rise of East Asia” (lecture, Central Bank of Ceylon and the Ministry of
Finance and Planning, Sri Lanka, June 23, 2011).
2011b

“Knowledge is Power” (lecture, Postgraduate Institute of Management, Colombo, Sri Lanka, July 5,
2011).
2011c

“Optimization of Globalization” (colloquia presentation, Workshop in Political Theory and Policy
Analysis, Indiana �鶹����, October 2-3, 2011).
2011d

“The Global Complexity Transition” (lecture, Frederick S. Pardee Center, RAND, December 2, 2011). 2011e

“China and the World Liberal Order” (lecture, School of Government, Peking �鶹���� and the
Department of Sociology, Center for Sociological Research and Development Studies of China, Beijing,
China, December 17, 2011).
2011f

“China and the World Liberal Order” (lecture, International School of Business and Economics, Peking
�鶹����, Beijing, China, December 21, 2011).
2011g

“Financing for Technology: What We Can Learn from Silicon Valley” (lecture, Young Entrepreneurs of
Thessaloniki, U.S. Department of State, U.S. Speaker Program, Thessaloniki, Greece, March 8, 2010).
2010a

“Economic Prosperity and the Global Financial Situation” (lecture, American College of Thessaloniki, U.S.
Department of State, U.S. Speaker Program, Thessaloniki, Greece, March 10, 2010).
2010b

“Economic Prosperity and the Global Financial Situation” (lecture, �鶹���� of Piraeus, U.S.
Department of State, U.S. Speaker Program, Piraeus, Greece, March 11, 2010).
2010c

“Economic Prosperity and the Global Financial Situation” (lecture, Panteion �鶹���� and the �鶹����
of International Relations, U.S. Department of State, U.S. Speaker Program, Athens, Greece, March 12,
2010).
2010d

“Institutions, Politics, and Economic Performance” (lecture, Yerevan State Linguistic �鶹����, U.S.
Department of State, U.S. Speaker Program, Yerevan, Armenia, May 24, 2010).
2010e

“Democracy and Economic Growth: Perspectives for the Caucasus” (lecture, Shirak Competitiveness
Center, U.S. Department of State, U.S. Speaker Program, Yerevan, Armenia, May 26, 2010 & the
National Assembly of Armenia, May 25, 2010).
2010f

“Financial System and Economic Development” (lecture, Caucasus Institute, U.S. Department of State,
U.S. Speaker Program, Yerevan, Armenia, May 26, 2010).
2010g

“Building a Knowledge Economy: Lessons from Silicon Valley” (lecture, American Chamber of
Commerce, Department of State’s U.S. Speaker Program, Yerevan, Armenian, May 27, 2010).
2010h

“Alternative Futures: The Waning of Liberal Internationalism and the Resurgence of Global Governance
Diversity” (lecture, Mercatus Center, Arlington, VA, October 27, 2010).
2010i

“The Rise of China” (lecture, George Schultz School of Foreign Affairs, Washington, DC, November
2010).
2010j

“Accelerators of ‘Stateness:’ Punctuated Transition or Gradual Reform in the Rise of the Modern State”
(lecture, DECRG Social Science and Policy Seminar Series, the World Bank, Washington, DC, December
9, 2010).
2010k

“Risk, Uncertainty and Social Progress” (lecture, Worship in Political Theory and Policy Analysis,
Bloomington, Indiana, April 4, 2005).
2005a

"Mobilizing the State as Public Risk Mitigator" (lecture, Ohio State �鶹����, Mershon Center,
Columbus, Ohio, April 5, 2005).
2005b

“Economics and Politics” (lecture, Department of Economics, �鶹���� of Indiana, Indianapolis, April 7,
2005).
2005c

“Mobilizing the State as Public Risk Mitigator” (lecture, Center on Democracy, Development and the
Rule of Law, Stanford Institute for International Studies, Stanford �鶹����, April 13, 2005).
2005d

“Capital Markets and Productivity Growth” (lecture, VNU Economics Faculty, The Institute for World
Economics the Central Institute for Economic Management, National Economics �鶹����, Hanoi,
Vietnam, March 10-11, 2003).
2003a

“Creating a Knowledge-based Service Economy in Vietnam” (lecture, Fulbright Economics Teaching
Program (FETP) partnership of the �鶹���� of Economics, Ho Chi Minh City and Harvard Kennedy
School, Ho Chi Minh City, March 13-14, 2003).
2003b

“The Role of Foreign Aid in US Foreign Policy” (lecture, Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry,
Osaka, Japan, June 6, 2002).
2002a

“Economic Policy Reform and the Rise of East Asia” (lecture, Vietnam Chamber of Commerce, Industry’s
College of Business Administration and Management, Hanoi, Vietnam, June 16, 2002).
2002b

“Public Sector Management for Development” (lecture, National Economics �鶹����, Department for
Planning and Development, Hanoi �鶹���� of Foreign Trade, June 16, 2002).
2002c

“Economic Policy Reform in East Asia Since the Asian Crisis” (lecture, Central Institute of Economic
Management, Hanoi, Vietnam, June 17, 2002).
2002d

“Economic Policy Reform Since the Asian Crisis” (lecture series, Institute of World Economics, June 18,
2002; Vietnam National �鶹����, Hanoi Faculty of Economics, June 19, 2002).
2002e

“Economic Policy Reform in East Asia Since the Asian Crisis” (lecture, College of Economics, Da Nag
�鶹����, Vietnam, June 20, 2002).
2002f

“Economic Policy Reform and the Asian Crisis” (lecture, �鶹���� of Agriculture and Forestry, Ho Chi
Minh City, Vietnam, June 21, 2002).
2002g

“Capital Markets and Productivity Growth: The View From Silicon Valley” (lecture series, Tsinghua
�鶹����, School of Economics and Management, December 6, 2002; Chongqing Academy of Social
Sciences, Chongqing, China, Chongqing �鶹����, Economic Management College, Chongqing, China,
December 3, 2002; Lingnan College, Sun Yat-sen �鶹����, November 29, 2002; Shenzhen �鶹����,
November 28, 2002; Shenyang Association for Science and Technology, Shenyang, China, November 27,
2002; Northeast �鶹����, School of Business Administration, November 27, 2002; Tongji �鶹����,
School of Economics and Management, Shanghai, China, November 26, 2002; �鶹���� of Science and
Technology of China, MBA Center, Hefei, China, November 25, 2002).
2002h

“The Post-Industrial Productivity Challenge” (lecture, State Planning Commission Training Center,
Beijing China, Renmin �鶹����, Department of Economics, Beijing, China, December 5, 2002).
2002i

“Improving the Credibility of IMF Programs” (lecture, Georgetown �鶹����, Washington, DC, January
10, 2000).
2000a

“Reforms of the Public Sector” (lecture, The Economics Training Program, IMF Institute, January 21,
2000).
2000b

“The Economic Restructuring in Korea” (lecture, Council on Foreign Relations, New York City, March 2,
2000).
2000c

“Financial System and Economic Growth” (lecture, Yonsei �鶹����, Seoul, South Korea, July 14, 2000). 2000d

“Creating a Risk Culture in Asia” (lecture, American Chamber of Commerce, Seoul, South Korea, October
31, 2000).
2000e

“Reinventing the World Bank: Challenges and Opportunities for the 21st Century” (lecture, Northwestern
�鶹����, Evanston, Illinois. May 14-16, 1999).
1999a

“Korea: Consensus for Economic Policy Reform” (lecture, Asia Society, Los Angeles, California, May 24,
1999).
1999b

“Indonesia: What Went Wrong?” (lecture, Far East Society of China Tiffin Club, San Francisco, California,
May 27, 1999).
1999c

“Rebuilding the Foundations of Development Policy” (lecture, OECD Development Centre, June 7, 1999). 1999d

“Rebuilding the Foundations of Development Policy” (lecture, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences,
Shanghai, PRC, June 15, 1999).
1999e

“Government Reorientation: New Thinking on Administrative Reform” (lecture, World Bank,
Washington, DC, July 22-23, 1999).
1999f

“Second Generation Reforms” (lecture, International Monetary Fund, Washington, DC, November 8-9,
1999).
1999g

“Institutional Initiatives for a New Economic Model” (lecture, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic,
November 29 - December 1, 1999).
1999h

“What Can South Asia Learn from East Asia’s Developmental Experience?” (lecture, Department of
Political Economy, Claremont Graduate �鶹����, Claremont, CA, March 1998).
1998a

“Crisis and Contagion in Emerging Financial Markets: The New Policy Agenda” (lecture, Inter-American
Development Bank, Washington, DC, October 7, 1998).
1998b

“Indonesia: Giant or Weakling?” (lecture, The Commonwealth Club of California, San Francisco, CA,
October 14, 1998).
1998c

“The Rise and Fall of Indonesia’s Economy” (lecture, Saratoga Club, Saratoga, CA, November 10, 1998). 1998d

“Comprehensive Administration: Reform Designing Results-Based Management Systems” (lecture,
World Bank, Washington, DC, November 4, 1997).
1997a

“Meet the Press: Review of Asia’s Economic Prospects” (lecture, Heritage Foundation, Washington, DC,
November 4, 1997).
1997b

“Pakistan’s Managerial Dilemmas” (lecture, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, Islamabad,
Pakistan, December 15-17, 1997).
1997c

"Partnership for Development: Building Bureaucratic Capability” (lecture, Asian Development Bank,
Manila, Philippines, January 16, 1996).
1996

"Foundations of Federalism: The Lessons of America's Experience for China” (lecture, Hoover Institution,
Stanford �鶹����, March 17, 1995).
1995a

"Workshop on Governance and Development: Lessons of the East Asian Experience” (lecture, Asian
Development Bank, Manila, Philippines, April 1995).
1995b

"Partnership for Development: Strengthening the Role of Local Business Organizations in Policymaking
and Implementation” (lecture, Asian Development Bank, Manila, Philippines, June 23, 1995).
1995c

"Partnership for Development: NGO’s and the Asian Development Bank” (lecture, Asian Development
Bank, Manila, Philippines, June 29, 1995).
1995d

"Governance and Economic Development in Sri Lanka” (lecture, Institute of Policies Studies, Colombo,
Sri Lanka, July 29, 1995).
1995e

"Partnership for Development: Philippine Local Government Units and Economic Development” (lecture,
Asian Development Bank, Manila, Philippines, September 7, 1995).
1995f

"Democracy and Market Reform in Sub-Saharan Africa” (lecture, Institute for African Development,
Cornell �鶹����, Ithaca, New York, October 1994).
1994a

"Information Asymmetry in China's Financial Markets” (North Western Airlines Distinguished Lecturer,
Hong Kong, December 12-14, 1994).
1994b

"Institutional Innovation and Social Choice in Old Regime Europe” (lecture, Program in Political
Economy, Department of Government, Harvard �鶹����, February 1992).
1992

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS/ AFFILIATIONS

Distinguished Visiting Professor, School of Public Administration, �鶹���� of International Business
and Economics, Beijing, China

Memberships: The Bretton Woods Committee; American Economic Association, The Chinese Economist
Society; European Alliance for Innovation

Consultancies: Department for International Development (DFID); Overseas Development Institute
(ODI); African Economic Commission of the United Nations Asian Development Bank (ADB);
International Monetary Fund (IMF); Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD);
The World Bank (WB); Rand Corporation; RAND-DARPA Participatory Foresight Working Group; United
Nations Development Program (UNDP); United States Agency for International Development (USAID);
United States Department of the Treasury; Government Effectiveness (EGE) & Competitive Support
Fund (CSF); United States Department of State.

TEACHING AREAS/ CURRENT COURSES

U.S. Foreign Policy and Developing Nations
International Political Economy
Emerging Asia
The United States and China
Policy Making in a Complex World
Development Theory and Practice
Global and International Public Policy (PhD Seminar)