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China vs. Europe and Japan: a Comparative Institutional Analysis of China’s Institution, Its Origin and Its Evolution
APL
(Ajiken
Power
Lunch)
is
a
lunchtime
workshop
open
to
public,
including
IDE
staffs,
visiting
research
fellows,
IDEAS
students,
outside
researchers
and
graduate
students.
This
workshop
provides
a
platform
for
presentation
of
any
work
in
progress
where
we
can
discuss
in
either
English
or
Japanese.
Those
who
would
attend
a
seminar
are
asked
to
announce
yourself
to
receptionists
on
your
arrival
at
the
IDE
and
to
obtain
APL
Organizers'
signature
on
your
admission
card
after
the
seminar.
Date&time:
October 13, 2015. (Tuesday) 14：30-16：00
Venue:
Theme:
China vs. Europe and Japan: a Comparative Institutional Analysis of China’s Institution, Its Origin and Its Evolution
Abstract
This
talk
is
a
brief
introduction
of
my
book
manuscript.
I
argue
that
today’s
fundamental
institution
of
China,
Regionally
Decentralized
Authoritarianism
(RDA),
is
unique
in
the
world
and
is
essentially
an
institutional
mixture
of
imperial
China
and
Soviet
system.
China
has
the
longest
imperial
history
than
other
empires
in
the
world
history.
This
is
supported
by
the
unique
imperial
institution
of
China
which
is
evolved
over
more
than
one
thousand
years.
In
this
talk,
I
analyze
the
origin
and
the
evolution
of
the
Chinese
institution
by
comparing
with
major
institutions
in
Europe
and
Japan,
such
as
the
Roman
Empire,
the
Byzantine,
the
Russian
Empire,
etc.
I
will
also
discuss
institutional
obstacles
of
political
reforms
towards
democracy
and
constitutionalism
in
China.
This
discussion
is
based
on
institutional
comparative
analyses.
Speaker：
Chenggang Xu (Quoin Professor in Economic Development, University of Hong Kong)
Chair:
Languages:
English
KIM, Jiyoung E-mail：Jiyoung_Kim
LEI, Lei E-mail：Lei_Lei
OSADA, Noriyuki E-mail：Noriyuki_Osada