Uploaded May 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
If we are to work toward a better future, we must look beyond the surface, and understand the multifaceted reality of China's ascent in the global arena.
Drawing parallels to America's Gilded Age, Yuen Yuen Ang emphasizes that modernization comes with both progress and disruption. Ang (Alfred Chandler Chair Professor of Political Economy at @JohnsHopkins) provides a small window into her research, juxtaposing China's impressive economic achievements with the accompanying challenges of corruption, inequality, and environmental degradation.
Learn more about her work at sites.google.com/view/yuenyuenang
Produced by Matthew Kulvicki & Nick Alpha
If we are to work toward a better future, we must look beyond the surface, and understand the multifaceted reality of China's ascent in the global arena.
Drawing parallels to America's Gilded Age, Yuen Yuen Ang emphasizes that modernization comes with both progress and disruption. Ang (Alfred Chandler Chair Professor of Political Economy at @JohnsHopkins) provides a small window into her research, juxtaposing China's impressive economic achievements with the accompanying challenges of corruption, inequality, and environmental degradation.
Learn more about her work at sites.google.com/view/yuenyuenang
Produced by Matthew Kulvicki & Nick Alpha








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