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Zhang Jun

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Zhang Jun, Dean of the School of Economics at Fudan University, is Director of the China Center for Economic Studies, a Shanghai-based think tank.

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  1. China’s Abandoned Illusion of High Growth
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    China’s Abandoned Illusion of High Growth

    Apr 14, 2023 Zhang Jun places the central government’s falling GDP targets in the context of its new economic-policy priorities.

  2. China’s Savings Conundrum
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    China’s Savings Conundrum

    Feb 2, 2023 Zhang Jun explains why – and how – the country must stimulate household consumption to achieve a robust recovery.

  3. The State Legacy of China’s Success
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    The State Legacy of China’s Success

    Dec 6, 2022 Zhang Jun explains why Western scholars should pay more attention to the crucial role of the state.

  4. What’s Happened to China’s Economy?
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    What’s Happened to China’s Economy?

    Oct 5, 2022 Zhang Jun worries that weakened incentives for local-government policy innovation are undermining dynamism and growth.

  5. Why Might China Avoid Strong Inflation?
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    Why Might China Avoid Strong Inflation?

    Aug 3, 2022 Zhang Jun worries that a new round of stimulus to bolster disappointing economic growth could drive up the price level.

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    National Sovereignty’s Silver Lining

    Dani Rodrik

    Despite the dire predictions that have accompanied the decline of global governance, less international cooperation does not necessarily mean disaster. In fact, national governments can prioritize domestic prosperity and social cohesion over multilateralism without harming the global economy.

     explains how countries can help the global economy by pursuing their own economic-policy agendas.
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    Russia’s New Rasputin

    Nina L. Khrushcheva suggests that Yevgeny Prigozhin's escalating attacks on the country's elites reflect the regime's decadence.
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    Macron and the Future of Françafrique

    Hippolyte Fofack urges France to abandon its extractive colonial model as it seeks to rebalance relations with the continent.
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    The View from Poland

    Adam Michnik interviewed by Irena Grudzińska Gross

    Although Russia's war in Ukraine has galvanized Polish society and elevated the country's status internationally, it is also obscuring some deeply troubling domestic political developments. Whether liberal democracy will prevail over reactionary authoritarianism in Poland is now an open question.

     about recent domestic and geopolitical developments that will shape the country's future.
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    Nationalists Abroad

    Ian Buruma explains how displacement can make expatriates and minorities more susceptible to extremist ideologies.
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    All Talk, No Dialogue on Asian Security

    Richard Maude considers the implications of the complete collapse of defense diplomacy between the US and China.
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    How AI Can Even the Climate Playing Field

    Maxwell Gomera shows how artificial intelligence can strengthen low-income countries' hand in global negotiations.
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    Strengthening the Global Balance Sheet

    Olivia White, et al. outline four medium-term scenarios for the world economy, each implying dramatically different outcomes.
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    The Ukraine-Russia Culture War

    Yuriy Gorodnichenko & Ilona Sologoub survey the heated battles that have been playing out far from the physical battlefield.

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