Wu Jinglian

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Wu Jinglian (吴敬琏; born January 24, 1930) is one of the preeminent economists of the People's Republic of China (PRC), primarily specializing in economic policy as it applies to China's ongoing series of economic reforms.

Wu currently (as of 2006) holds multiple positions, the most important of which are: Professor of Economics at both the China Europe International Business School and the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences; Senior Research Fellow for the Developmental Research Centre of the State Council of the PRC; and Member of the Standing Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

Wu graduated from Fudan University with a degree in economics in 1954. Through his long career, he has, in addition to his professorships at Chinese universities, been visiting researcher and professor at a number of international universities, including Yale, MIT, Duke, Stanford, and Oxford.

Wu is also the author of a number of books on China's economic reform.

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Fifteen Critical Issues of the Reform of SOEs, 1999
Reform: Now at a Critical Point, 2001
Understanding and Interpreting Chinese Economic Reform, Texere, 2005 (ISBN 1-58799-197-7)