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Scholarly Publications

Manipulating Globalization: The Influence of Bureaucrats on Business in China

June 2018

Author(s): 
Chen, Ling
The era of globalization saw China emerge as the world's manufacturing titan. However, the "made in China" model—with its reliance on cheap labor and thin profits—has begun to wane.

The Economic Costs of Drug-Trafficking Violence in Mexico

June 2017

Author(s): 
The levels of violence in Mexico have dramatically increased in the last few years due to structural changes in the drug trafficking business.

Cold war isomorphism: Communist regimes and the West European model of worker participation

July 2016

Author(s): 
In studies of cultural globalisation, the influence of communist regimes on Western Europe has remained under-theorised and little explored.
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Other Publications

ProZorro - From a Volunteer Initiative to a Major State Reform

March 2018

Author(s): 
Olexandr Starodubtsev and Yurii Buhai
This case examines the decision process of a team of volunteers that started a public procurement reform named ProZorro.

Thailand's Collective Action Coalition Against Corruption

March 2018

Author(s): 
David Cutler
This case focuses on a private sector initiative to fight deep-seated corruption in Thailand.

'Locked-In' to China: The Colombo Port City Project

October 2017

Author(s): 
Karthik Sivaram
This case looks at the predicament of a small nation burdened by Chinese debt, accumulated by infrastructure projects under the aegis of China’s One Belt One Road initiative.
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News

SCPKU hosts financial industry forums

July 2017

On March 30 and 31, 2017, Stanford held two events at SCPKU featuring the latest developments in quantitative finance and financial technology.     

Shorenstein APARC experts offer analysis, insights on Xi-Trump summit

April 2017

President Trump hosted Chinese President Xi Jinping last week at Mar-a-Lago for their first meeting which set out to address economic, trade and security challenges shared between the two countries...
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Events

Break Through: Women in Silicon Valley, Womenomics in Japan

July 6, 2018

Gender inequality in the workplace is still a reality and an issue that must be tackled head-on in Silicon Valley and Japan.

Marketcraft: How Governments Make Markets Work

March 27, 2018

Modern-day markets do not arise spontaneously or evolve naturally. Rather they are crafted by individuals, firms, and most of all, by governments.

The Rise and Fall of Giants: ICT Disruptions from Silicon Valley, Nokia, China, and Japan

March 8, 2018

The rise of Nokia as a global ICT leader in the 1990s and early 2000s was dramatic, as a company from the small Nordic country of Finland became a global titan.
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Projects

Stanford Silicon Valley-New Japan Project

 [Stanford Silicon Valley - New Japan Project Website]  Motivation There has been by a heightened interest in Silicon Valley as an innovation system.
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Teaching Resources on Japan

Japan
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Leadership Academy for Development

Program Overview  |  Background and Rationale  |  Training Program  |  Curriculum   |  Case Studies  |  Partnership  |  LAD Around the World  |  Lectures  | Student Testimonials | Interviews |...
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Multimedia

The South China Sea: What is to be Done?

April 2017

Audio and transcript from the Shorenstein APARC China Program seminar, "The South China Sea: What is to be Done?", on March 8, 2017, with Donald K.

Japan and the World

February 2017

The “Japan and the World” video lectures and accompanying lessons were made possible by a generous grant from the Center for Global Partnership (CGP)/The Japan Foundation to the Japan Program, Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center (APARC),...

Why did Japan Stop Growing?

February 2017

Japan's economy has stagnated since the early 1990s, a development that has puzzled economists within Japan and around the world. Takeo Hoshi, the Henri H.
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People

Kathryn M. McDonald Senior Research Scholar Executive Director, CHP/PCOR, Senior Scholar, CHP/PCOR
Takeo Hoshi Senior Fellow, Professor, by courtesy, Finance
Image of Christophe Crombez Christophe Crombez Senior Research Scholar Senior Research Scholar, TEC
Jerry Kaplan Research Affiliate Lecturer, Strategic Director of CDDRL
Condoleezza Rice Senior Fellow, by courtesy Professor, Political Science, Professor, Management, Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution
Saumitra Jha Senior Fellow, FSI, Associate Professor of Political Economy, GSB
Portrait of Prof. Andrew Walder Andrew G. Walder Senior Fellow Professor, Sociology
Erik Jensen Senior Research Scholar Professor of the Practice, Law
Daniel P. Kessler Professor, Law, Professor, Political Economy
David Brady Professor, Political Science, Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution
W. Richard Scott Professor, Sociology, Emeritus
Stefanos A. Zenios Professor, Operations, Information and Technology, Professor, Health Care Management