Episode · Freakonomics Radio · 2023-01-02

Books mentioned on Is the U.S. Really Less Corrupt Than China— and How About Russia? | Freakonomics Radio | Episode 481

2 books · With Yuen Yuen Ang · Watch on YouTube

Stephen Dubner discussed China's Gilded Age by Yuen Yuen Ang and How China Escaped the Poverty Trap by Yuen Yuen Ang.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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  1. China's Gilded Age

    Yuen Yuen Ang · at 4:30 · mentioned 3 times

    China's Gilded Age by Yuen Yuen Ang is an analytical political science book that examines the complex paradox of China's extraordinary economic boom alongside its vast and systemic corruption.

    Discussed
    “you and you and aung is a professor of political science at the University of Michigan she recently published a book called China's Gilded Age the Paradox of economic boom and vast corruption”
    Where to get it
  2. How China Escaped the Poverty Trap

    Yuen Yuen Ang · at 37:31

    How China Escaped the Poverty Trap by Yuen Yuen Ang investigates the complex mechanisms of economic development and political reform in China.

    Discussed
    “she has been studying China for quite some time her first book was called how China escaped the poverty trap”
    Where to get it