Barry Naughton Referenced in Forbes
Why China is China: A Historical Perspective - Part I
03/15/2012
Doug Guthrie,
Forbes
In business schools, there has been a longstanding battle over area studies. Area studies – fields such as Asian Studies and Latin American Studies – have been a tradition in academia, especially in the humanities. Supported by federal initiatives such as the Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships Program and the Fulbright Scholarship Program, area studies are critical in academia to gain a deeper historical and cultural understanding of different parts of the world. There have been great scholars in the social sciences who come from strong area studies backgrounds, scholars such as David Lampton, Ken Lieberthal, Mayfair Yang, Andrew Walder, Thomas Gold and Barry Naughton, to name only a few.
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Barry Naughton is Sokwanlok Chair of Chinese International Affairs. He is the professor of Chinese Economy at the School of International Relations and Pacific Studies. His work focuses on issues relating to industry, trade, finance, and China's transition to a market economy. Recent research emphasizes on regional economic growth in the People's Republic of China and the relationship between foreign trade, investment and regional growth.
