“Unirule Saloon for Young Scholars from the East and the West” was held at the office of Unirule Institute of Economics on the evening of November 12th, from 18:00-20:00. This saloon is to promote communication between Chinese and western young scholars, and to provide a platform for equal and open dialogues.

This saloon was proud to be joined by famous economist Professor MAO Yushi, and visiting scholar Mr. Julian F. Mueller from Munich Technology University. They both gave a keynote speech on “The Chinese Model of Development and Its Ethical and Economic Implications”. Professor MAO argued that the so-called Chinese Model of development is underpinned by a strong government which is able to allocate mass resources to achieve its goals, such as the construction of infrastructures. He also pointed out the one of the reasons for its success was market economy. Mr. Mueller argued that there is ambiguity in the definition and a lack of consistency in the practice of the Chinese Model of development. In the discussion, Mr. LI Renqing from Chinese Academy of Social Sciences proposed the meaning for this Chinese model in political and academic discourses, and he thought it was limited due to geographical, cultural, and historical reasons. Ms. Luftensteiner from the EU Delegation to China questioned the experience of the Chinese model of development for developing countries. She agreed to Professor MAO’s opinion that “other developing countries should learn from the Chinese model of development except the market economy.” Project researcher Mr. LI Shuran from Unirule also shared his understanding of the Chinese model of development in terms of organizational cost and transaction cost. This saloon was hosted gracefully by Mr. ZHANG Lin from Unirule Institute of Economics.

“Unirule Saloon for Young Scholars from the East and the West” is an open and free platform for academic discussion; it encompasses a wide range of social, economic, political and cultural topics; held once a month, the working language of the saloon is English. We believe that discussion will bring about the light of thoughts, and we hope in free discussion, young scholars from both China and the west will harvest inspiration, thoughts, and wisdom. We look forward to having young scholars from home and abroad join us. Please check our website for the upcoming events.

(Provided by International Cooperation Department)