Weatherhead East Asian Institute Event Please join us for a lecture with: Shellen Wu, Associate Professor University of Tennessee, Knoxville Moderated by: Eugenia Lean, Director, Weatherhead East Asian Institute; Associate Professor of Chinese history, Department of East Asian Languages and Culture Columbia University Professor Wu will offer a book … [Read more...]
“Producing Poverty and Prosperity in Southeast Asia: Methodological and Empirical Reflections”
Weatherhead East Asian Institute Event Jonathan Rigg, Professor of Geographical Sciences University of Bristol Moderated by: Lien-Hang Nguyen, Dorothy Borg Associate Professor in the History of the United States and East Asia, Department of History Columbia University Why has aggregate economic expansion in Southeast Asia so often been accompanied by … [Read more...]
Qin Gao Publishes New Book “Welfare, Work, and Poverty: Social Assistance in China”
In March 2017, Oxford University Press published a new book by WEAI professor Qin Gao titled Welfare, Work and Poverty: Social Assistance in China (Oxford University Press, 2017). Welfare, Work, and Poverty provides the first systematic and comprehensive evaluation of the impacts and effectiveness of China's primary social assistance program -- Minimum Livelihood Guarantee, … [Read more...]
New Courses Offered for Fall 2016
WEAI is pleased to share several newly added Fall 2016 courses with the Columbia University community: New for Fall 2016 GLOBAL HONG KONG Professor Peter E. Hamilton, Dorothy Borg Postdoctoral Scholar in the Making of the Modern Pacific World Thursdays, 10:10 AM - 12:00 PM Fayerweather Hall, Room 301 M History: East Asian GU 4844 Call Number 75954 Open to … [Read more...]
