Bringing together scholars from China, Sweden, England and the United States, the Conference on Chinese Capitalism will explore how the rise of capitalism in China affects politics, markets, entrepreneurship, property rights and social structure in one of the fastest growing economies in the world, April 20-21. The conference is one of the first in the United States to discuss the rise of China's free enterprise and market economy with scholars from around the world, including China.

The conference comprises six panel discussions in the A.D. White House at Cornell. The first two on Friday, from 1 to 5 p.m., will address politics and markets in the rise of Chinese capitalism, and entrepreneurship and capitalism.

On Saturday morning, from 8 a.m. to noon, the two sessions scheduled will focus on institutional change and market transition, and on property rights in a market economy. Saturday afternoon's panels, 1-5 p.m., will address markets and social structure and the evolution of market institutions.

Discussants and moderators from Cornell include Victor Nee, Richard Swedberg, Mark Jacobs, Zun Tang, Sherman Cochran, Henry Wan, Peter Katzenstein and Jeong-han Kang. Other panelists hail from the London School of Economics, New York University, Lund University, Zhejiang University, University of Chicago, Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences and the University of Minnesota.

David Wippman, Cornell vice provost for international relations, will introduce the conference before the first session. The conference, which is free and open to the public, is sponsored by the Center for the Study of Economy and Society at Cornell with funding from Cornell's College of Arts and Sciences and the John Templeton Foundation.

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