Happy Lunar New Year from the USC US-China Institute!
Who Provides Public Goods in Rural China
Scholars explore taxation, rural institutions, and struggles over policy.
Saturday, May 26, 2007
University of California, Los Angeles
Bunche 6275
For more information please contact Hiroki Takeuchi: hirokit@ucla.edu
10:00-10:30, coffee and pastries, informal discussion among participants
Session I: Taxation and Finance 10:30-12:00
Moderator: Wayne Le Cheminant, Loyola Marymount University
Paper 1
Presenter: Hiroki Takeuchi, UCLA
“Rural Tax Reform and Its Consequences”
Discussant: Teresa Wright, California State University, Long Beach
Paper 2
Presenter: Li Zhou, Renmin University, China (Visiting Scholar, UCLA)
“Informal Institutions and Creation of Rural Financial Systems in China”
Discussant: J. Vivian Zhan, UCLA
Lunch Break, 12:00-1:30
Session II: Who Provides Public Goods? 1:30-3:00
Moderator: Hiroki Takeuchi, UCLA
Paper 1
Presenter: Lily L. Tsai, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
“Solidary Groups, Informal Accountability, and Local Public Goods Provision in Rural
China”
Discussant: Hiroki Takeuchi, UCLA
Paper 2
Presenter: Yusheng Peng, City University of New York
“Ancestor Worship, Bloodline, and Birthrates: Lineage against Birth Control Policy”
Discussant: Cheris Chan, University of Pittsburgh (Global Fellow, UCLA)
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