Wondering and Wandering in the West

About the Book

Visiting scholar Li Qingjuan came a long way from China to the Western world for a total of fifteen months of study. Her study began at Oxford University in the United Kingdom and finished at the Columbia University in the United States. This book does not only cover her inspiration during her time in the UK and US but also share her thoughts on the development of international financial centres, globalization, and openness of international cities and current economic status for both countries. Those 450 days experienced abroad, along with her sociologist and economist background, gives this book a really special perspective.

About the Author

Li Qingjuan, PhD of finance and economics from Shanghai University, postdoctorate of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), was invited by Oxford University and Columbia University as a visiting scholar. She is a social servant working for the Shanghai Commerce Commission, a representative of Shanghai twelfth and thirteenth National People's Congress, a member of the Central Economic Committee of China Association for Promoting Democracy. Other qualifications include being an invited professor of the Shanghai Municipal Party School, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, Shanghai Research Institute of Business. She has written and edited over ten books, such as Industrial Development and Urbanization, Studies on the Industrial Integration of Yangtze River Delta, and Government Strategic Management and Industrial Development, and published over thirty papers. For three consecutive times, she was granted the Decision-Making Advisory Award by the Shanghai municipal government and participated in drafting more than ten documents of Shanghai municipal government.