Mao Yushi
| Mao Yushi | |
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| Born | January 14, 1929 Nanjing |
| Alma mater | Tianjin Nankai High School Shanghai Jiao Tong University |
| Relatives | Mao Yisheng (uncle) |
| Awards | Milton Friedman Liberty Prize |
Mao Yushi (Chinese: 茅于轼; born 14 January 1929 in Nanjing, Jiangsu) is a Chinese economist. Mao graduated from Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 1950 and was labeled a 'rightist' in 1958. In 1986 Mao was a visiting scholar at Harvard University and in 1990 Mao was a senior lecturer at Queensland University.[1][2]
Career[edit]
On 4 May 2012, Mao Yushi was awarded the Cato Institute's Milton Friedman Prize for Advancing Liberty for his work in classical liberalism and free-market economics.[3][4] In October 2014, Beijing began a "crackdown on dissent" by banning the publication of Mao's works.[5]
Criticism of Mao Zedong[edit]
Mao Yushi wrote an online column criticizing the communist and totalitarian policies of Mao Zedong in China. He was attacked by Maoists in the country who called for his arrest.[6][7]
Family[edit]
Mao's uncle was the famous engineer Mao Yisheng.[8]
References[edit]
- ^ http://finance.ifeng.com/people/detail/economist/maoyushi.shtml
- ^ http://www.macrochina.com.cn/prize/brt/maoyushi.shtml
- ^ http://www.thechinatimes.com/online/2012/05/3350.html
- ^ http://www.thechinatimes.com/chinese/online/2012/05/1437.html
- ^ Wee, Sui-Lee; Rajagopalan, Megha (13 October 2014). "China detains scholar, bans books in crackdown on moderate voices". Reuters. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
- ^ The Economist
- ^ The Pöttpourri (in German)
- ^ http://www.21ccom.net/articles/lsjd/article_201001202755.html
External links[edit]
Texts by Mao Yushi translated in French and English
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