Guest Lecture by Prof. Victor Sit, Hong Kong Baptist University
The Second Global Shift and China's New Economy
Staff and students are cordially invited to attend a guest lecture:
The Second Global Shift and China's New Economy
by Professor Victor Sit
Director and Chair Professor
Advanced Institute for Contemporary China Studies, Hong Kong Baptist University
Abstract
In 1980-2000 there had been a shift of labour-intensive processing from developed countries (DCs) to selective developing countries (LDCs) through FDI, out-sourcing from the DCs, and an improved export-oriented policy regime in LDCs. China’s success in this First Global Shift prepared the ground for her emergence as a global economic power in the new century. At beginning of the 21 Century, Second Global Shift seems to be gathering strength. The paper examines the drivers of the new shift and the potential new economy that may develop in China in the recent decades.
About the Speaker
Professor Sit started his academic career at the University of Hong Kong since 1977. In the past 30 plus years, Prof. Sit has done extensive research on China at the Department of Geography and Centre for Asian Studies at HKU. His work covers China’s economy and its links to the global system, urban and regional development, and social and political evolution. He has published many refereed articles in major international refereed journals in English and Chinese. His work is widely respected and frequently cited, and he is well known in international circles for his work on China’s economy, economic geography, and urbanism.
Prof. Sit received his undergraduate education at HKU, and obtained his PhD degree at University of London. Besides being Honorary Professor at HKU, Prof. Sit is currently Honorary Professor of a number of universities, including Peking University, Zhongshan University, Jinan University and Xian Jiaotung University. In addition, he is also an Honorary Research Fellow at Center of Asian Studies, HKU and the University of Macau. Prof. Sit is also an Adjunct Professor and Fellow at Institute of Geography, Academia Sinica, PRC.
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| Event starts: | Wednesday 14 April 2010 at 14:00 |
| Event ends: | Wednesday 14 April 2010 at 15:30 |
| Venue: | ITC building, room 3-008 |
| Organized by: | Dept. of Urban and Regional Planning and Geoinformation Management |
| City where event takes place: | Enschede |