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Edward S. Steinfeld

Associate Professor of Political Science.
Director, MIT-China Program

Professor Steinfeld, a China specialist, focuses on the political economy of reform in socialist and post-socialist systems. His book, Forging Reform in China (Cambridge University Press, 1998), explores the process of state enterprise restructuring in China and attempts to illuminate the institutional drivers of economic behavior in the Chinese system. He is currently involved in two research projects. The first, a book-length manuscript on financial reform in China, examines the relationship between ideas - namely cognitive conceptions of markets on the part of political actors - and economic outcomes in reforming systems. The second project, in conjunction with the World Bank and MIT Industrial Performance Center, examines the impact of globalization on Chinese industrial policy and structure.

Room E53-456
77 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139
Tel: (617) 253-4130
Fax: (617) 258-7432
E-mail: edstein@mit.edu

Sean L.E. Gilbert

Managing Director
MIT-China Program

Manager, MISTI-Dept. of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science Initiative

Arrived at MIT in July 2000 after working in Taipei for EcoTrends International Co., Ltd, which specializes in environmental applications at construction sites (1997-2000); and for Honolulu-based Kaimana Pacific Corporation, which managed Taiwanese-owned Hawaii hotels and automotive and data processing joint ventures in Jinan, Shandong Province (1993-1997). Sean has also worked in New York as a reinsurance broker at Guy Carpenter & Company, placing East Asian and European facultative business. Received a BA in East Asian Studies from New York University and an MA in Chinese Studies from Princeton University. Currently serves as a Director on the Board of the Greater China Business Council of New England.

Room E38-734
292 Main Street
Cambridge, MA 02139
Tel: (617) 253-5068
Fax: (617) 258-7432
E-mail: seang@mit.edu