Rent Seeking and Central-Provincial Relations in China: The Case of Science and Technology Industry Parks

22/10/2008 - 15:00

22 October 2008
15.00 - 17.00 hrs

Seminar by Prof. Cunyi YIN

This seminar discusses central-provincial relation during China's reform era from the perspective of rent theory. It looks at the establishment of Science and Technology Industry Parks as a case study. The setting up Science and Technology Industry Parks has major implications in both national and local economic development. By analysing the formation and the characteristics of "rent relations", this seminar aims to discuss how such relations shape and are shaped by selective policies.

Cunyi Yin is a Professor at the School of Public Policy and Management of Tsinghua University, China. He specialises in regional development and is currently a member of the Leiden-Tsinghua joint project on the Political Economy of Rent Seeking and Economic Privilege in China.

Date: Wednesday October 22, 2008,
Time: 15.00-17.00
Venue: Lipsius Building, Cleveringaplaats 1, room 148, Leiden
Information: Saskia Jans, iiasfellowships@let.leidenuniv.nl