EPISODE · Mar 7, 2024 · 36 MIN
Power for a Price: The Purchase of Official Appointments in Qing China
from China of Tomorrow · host China of Tomorrow by WisdomTree Asset Management
This week on China of Tomorrow, Liqian Ren is joined by Professor Lawrence Zhang to discuss his book "Power for a Price: The Purchase of Official Appointments in Qing China”. The conversation covers various topics regarding China’s landscape, including its political background, the impact of the ban on private tutoring, the exam system and education, access to historical archives, wealth transmission and inequality, and the tea industry in Taiwan. Professor Zhang also sheds light on the historical practice of buying government jobs and its implications for social mobility and power dynamics in China Learn more about Professor Zhang's book today: https://www.amazon.com/Power-Price-Purchase-Appointments-Monographs/dp/0674278291
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This week on China of Tomorrow, Liqian Ren is joined by Professor Lawrence Zhang to discuss his book "Power for a Price: The Purchase of Official Appointments in Qing China”. The conversation covers various topics regarding China’s landscape, including its political background, the impact of the ban on private tutoring, the exam system and education, access to historical archives, wealth transmission and inequality, and the tea industry in Taiwan. Professor Zhang also sheds light on the historical practice of buying government jobs and its implications for social mobility and power dynamics in China Learn more about Professor Zhang's book today: https://www.amazon.com/Power-Price-Purchase-Appointments-Monographs/dp/0674278291
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