Dr. Guangzhou Wen -
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Published on: 6/24/2006
Last Visited: 7/6/2009
Dr. Guanzhong James Wen
Associate Professor
Trinity University
Professor Guanzhong James Wen is an Associate Professor at Trinity College where he is the resident expert on Development Economics, International Economics, Agricultural Economics, and the economies of East Asia, particularly China.
He has also held teaching careers at Baruch College, CUNY, and Columbia University among other institutions.
Professor Wen is the former president of the Chinese Economists Society and a frequent guest on VOA BBC and Radio Free Asia.
His publications cover topics from land tenure systems in contemporary China, the Great Famine in the period 1958-61, to the effects of globalization on China.
His recent research interests are, among others, an economic geographical interpretation of the causes leading to the great divergence between the Chinese and the European civilizations, issues that China is facing in urbanization and in its efforts of modernizing its agriculture, as are reflected in his recently co-edited three books on the Globalization of the Chinese Economy.
He has also written a chapter on the relationship between the U.S. and China for a new book titled Constrained Engagement.
Professor Wen also sits on the editorial board of several publications,including the China Economic Quarterly, Modern China Studies, and China Economic Review.
Professor Wen earned his Masters degree in Economics from the Fudan University, Shanghai and later received his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Chicago.