yuen yuen ang how china escaped the poverty trap

Her many essays and editorials appear in influential outlets such as Foreign Affairs, Project Syndicate, Pengpai (China).

Her podcast interview on Freakonomics was described by the host Stephen Dubner as “one of the most powerful and fascinating pieces we’ve done in some time.” Ezra Klein of The New York Times described Ang as having “done pioneering work on understanding China’s political system and its political development.” Professor Ang’s point of view on China and America - shaped by her multicultural background - he stresses, “has pretty profound implications.” Foreign Affairs, the eminent American magazine of foreign policy, named her writing about the “Best of Books” and “Best of Print.”Īng is the author of two award-winning books, How China Escaped the Poverty Trap (2016) and China’s Gilded Age (2020), both recommended by The Economist.

Professor Ang is named by Apolitical in 2021 among the world’s 100 Most Influential Academics in Government for “research that resonates with policymakers has the potential to steer the direction of government.” She has been profiled in American, Chinese, Indonesian, and European outlets, including CGTN, Die Zeit, Endgame, Ezra Klein Show, Freakonomics Radio, The New York Times, Dushu, Jiemian, Pengpai, among others. A Stanford-educated Singaporean with a distinctly multicultural background, Ang is a globally renowned expert on China’s political economy and US-China relations. Yuen Yuen Ang is the Alfred Chandler Chair of Political Economy at Johns Hopkins University.

Yuen yuen ang how china escaped the poverty trap