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The Spring 2008 Speakers On The Square Lecture

Presented by the New York University Alumni Association

"The Politics of Economic Reform in China
and the Implications on US-China Policy"

Featuring NYU Professor Doug Guthrie

Thursday, April 10, 2008
6:00 - 7:00 PM
Refreshments to Follow the Lecture

Richard L. Rosenthal Pavilion, 10th floor
The Helen and Martin Kimmel Center for University Life
60 Washington Square South (at the corner of LaGuardia Place)
New York City

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There is no longer any controversy in the assertion of China's status as an economic juggernaut. However, there are a variety of perspectives on how China reached this status, and there is a good deal of misunderstanding surrounding the issue. Join NYU Professor Doug Guthrie as he untangles the cultural, political and social processes that have led to China's successful reform and find out what some of the implications of China's success are for both global and American politics.

About our Speaker

Doug Guthrie is Professor of Management and Daniel P. Paduano Faculty Fellow at the Stern School of Business of New York University. He is also Faculty Director for Executive Education and the NYU Academic Director of the TRIUM Global EMBA, and holds an appointment as Professor of Sociology at NYU's Faculty of Arts and Sciences.

Professor Guthrie's areas of expertise include management, leadership, corporate governance, corporate social responsibility and economic reform in China. He is the author of numerous books, including the acclaimed Dragon in a Three-Piece Suit: The Emergence of Capitalism in China.

Read Professor Guthrie's full bio here.