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)