Building State Capacity in China & Beyond
October 17-18, 2014
University of Michigan
McDowell Hall
Room 1225 South Hall
Michigan Law School
701 South State Street ▪ Ann Arbor, Michigan
Friday, October 17, 2014
9:00 am Welcome remarks
9:00 – 10:30 am Theme (A): Dimensions of State Capacity Building
Chair: John Padgett
Discussant: Jean Oi
Presenter: Stephen Krasner
Presenter: Eric Thun
10:30 – 10:45 am Break
10:45 – 1:00 pm Theme (B): Corruption & Anti-Corruption
Chair: Jean Oi
Discussant: Melanie Manion
Presenter: Edmund Malesky
Presenter: Yuhua Wang
Presenter: Dan Hough
1:00 – 2:30 pm Break
2:30—3:25 pm Address by Kenneth Lieberthal, followed by Q&A Session
China's Reform Goals: Necessary Changes in State Capacity
3:25—3:30 pm Break
3:30—5:00 pm Theme (C): Dynamics of Ideas and Communication
Chair: Benjamin Van Rooji
Discussant: Vivienne Shue
Presenter: Andrew Mertha
Presenter: Danie Stockmann
Saturday, October 18, 2014
9:00–11:30 am Theme (D): Interaction of State & Market
Chair: Arun Agrawal
Discussant: Barbara Stallings
Presenter: John Padgett
Presenter: Kellee Tsai
Presenter: Yuen Yuen Ang
11:30—1:00 pm Break
1:00–3:15 pm Theme (E): Law & State Capacity
Chair: Edmund Malesky
Discussant: Kathryn Hendley
Presenter: Mary Gallagher
Presenter: Nicholas Howson
Presenter: Benjamin Van Rooji
3:30—5:00 pm Concluding Round-Table Discussion
Mary Gallagher (moderator)
Arun Agrawal (discussant)
Melanie Manion (discussant)
Vivienne Shue (discussant)
Barbara Stallings (discussant)
