Pozvánka na přednášku profesora Ralpha W. Huenemanna z University of Victoria v Kanadě dne 14.1.2010 od 14.00 hod. na Pražské mezinárodní manažerské škole při VŠE v Praze, VŠE, stará budova, učebna č. 126.
Ralph Huenemann
Professor Emeritus, University of Victoria
Delivered at University of Economics, Prague
January 2010
These lectures will help students understand China’s business relationships (both trade and investment) with the rest of the world. We will begin by exploring briefly China’s geographical, cultural and historical context. We will then examine the Chinese economy in some detail, with primary focus on the transition from a heavily agricultural, largely self-reliant, and centrally-planned economy to an industrial, open and largely market-driven economy, which has resulted from the reforms that began in 1978. Finally, we will discuss in considerable detail the current business climate in China, both its opportunities and its difficulties.
The course objectives are to:
• Understand the implications of China’s economic reforms of the last three decades, which have entailed a dramatic shift from a centrally-planned economy of the Soviet model to a mixed economy with significant market elements but substantial government guidance as well;
• Understand China’s policy dilemmas and the current climate for international business dealings; and
• Develop the capacity to analyze policy choices and predict policy outcomes, to identify business opportunities, and to evaluate strategic business decisions.
Životopis profesora Raplha W. Huenemanna:
Ralph W. Huenemann
Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Business,
University of Victoria,
Victoria, B.C. Canada V8W 2Y2
e-mail: hueneman@uvic.ca
Education:
B.A. Oberlin College 1961
M.A. Harvard University 1965
Ph.D. Harvard University 1982
Fields of Scholarly Interest:
Economy of China
International Trade, Finance and Development
Project Appraisal
Economic History
Global Business and Society
Selected Publications:
“Urban Rationing in Communist China,” China Quarterly, No. 26, 1966
“Trade with China,” B.C. Studies, No. 13, 1972 (with Samuel P.S. Ho)
The Dragon and the Iron Horse: The Economics of Railroads in China, 1876-1937, Harvard University Press, 1984
China’s Open Door Policy: The Quest for Foreign Technology and Capital,
UBC Press, 1984 (with Samuel P.S. Ho)
“A Persistent Error in Cost-Benefit Analysis: The Case of the Three Gorges Dam
in China,” Energy Systems and Policy, XIII:2, 1989
“Family Planning in Taiwan: The Conflict between Ideologues and Technocrats,”
Modern China, April 1990
“Chinese-Canadian Trade Relations,” Transactions of the Royal Society of Canada, VI:1, 1990
“Modernizing China’s Transport System,” in Joint Economic Committee, China’s
Economic Dilemmas in the 1990s: The Problems of Reforms, Modernization
and Interdependence, Washington, D.C.: GPO, 1991
“Liberalization of Manufacturing Sectors: The Automobile Industry in China,” in
Ippei Yamazawa, ed., APEC: Its Challenges and Tasks for the Future, London: Routledge, 2000
“Anomalies in the Sino-Canadian Trade Data, with Particular Reference to the Hong
Kong Re-Export Trade,” Journal of Contemporary China, 9:24, 2000
“Are China’s Recent Transport Statistics Plausible?” China Economic Review, 12,
2001
“Eisenbahnpolitik,” in Brunhild Staiger, Stefan Friedrich and Hans-Wilm Schütte, eds., Das Grosse China Lexikon, Darmstadt: Primus Verlag, 2003.
“Competition Policy for the Airlines Industry in APEC Economies,” in Erlinda
Medalla, ed., Competition Policy in the New Millenium, London: Routledge,
2004 (with Anming Zhang)
“Banking: Overview,” “Banking: Big Four,” “BOT Contracts (Build-Operate-Transfer),” “Foreign Currency Reserves,” and “Transport Infrastructure: Railways since 1876,” Encyclopedia of Modern China, Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson Gale, in press
“The Continuing Quest for a Pro-Poor Methodology for Project Appraisal: The Case of Rural Roads in Western China,” [under review]
Courses Taught:
· Harvard: Principles of Economics
· UBC: Principles of Economics, Development Economics, Economy of China
· UC-Santa Cruz: Economy of China,Intermediate Macroeconomics, Socialist Economics, Economic History of Europe, Principles of Economics
· UVic: Cost-Benefit Analysis, Developmental Administration, Managerial Economics and Finance, International Business, International Finance, Economy of China, Global Business and Society
· Shanghai Jiaotong University: Cost-Benefit Analysis
· China Europe International Business School: International Business
· Peking University: International Finance, Managerial Economics, Intermediate Macroeconomics, Economy of China
Administrative Positions Held at UVic:
· Centre for Asia-Pacific Initiatives: Founding Director
· Faculty of Business: Director of International Programs, Director of Undergraduate Program, and Associate Dean
Consulting Experience: Consultant economist on many development projects in China and elsewhere in Asia for the World Bank, the Canadian International Development Agency, the International Development Research Centre, and other agencies.
Awards and Honours: National Merit Scholar (1957); Phi Beta Kappa (1960); Oberlin Shansi Memorial Association Fellow (1961); Woodrow Wilson Fellow (1963); Faculty Award of Excellence, Commerce Students’ Society (2000); Award of Excellence, Outstanding Faculty Member, Commerce Students’ Society (2002); Award of Excellence for Outstanding Teaching, Faculty of Business, University of Victoria (2004); Canadian Faculty Advisor of the Year, Golden Key International Honour Society (2005)
