Starting from the life experience, study career, academic achievements, etc. of Justin Lin, this book tells the legendary life of him from a military school student to a master of business administration; from a Peking University student to the last disciple of a Nobel Prize winner; from a returnee doctor of economic to an economist thinking of farmers; from a popular economist diagnosing Chinas economy to the chief economist of the world bank.
Preface
A Legendary Chinese Economist
Who Belongs to the World
Ⅰ. A Risky "Jump" from Smaller Self to Bigger Self
1. A Top Student Who Dropped out of School to Join the Army
2. Missing of the Star Officer
3. Name Changed: From Lin Zhengyi to Lin Yifu
Ⅱ. Further Studies in Mainland China and in the United States
1. A Student of"Unknown Origin" Enrolled by Peking University
2. The Last Doctoral Student of Theodore W. Schultz
Ⅲ. An Intelligent Economist and His Immeasura
the still of the night, he would secretly listen to the tnainland radio broadcasts. He learnt from the radio that the mainland economy was lagging far behind that of Taiwan. Mainland Chinese people's living standard was very low, but on the whole they had adequate food and clothing,which was already an outstanding achievement for such a populous country. He also got to know that the mainland had only recently ended the Cultural Revolution, turning a brand new page in history. More importantly, after the Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee of the Communist Party of China convened in December,1978, the policy of reform and opening up had been implemented, signifying that China had embarked on a path marked prominently by economic development. All the news filled Lin with hope.From the point of view of historical development,Lin believed that China could be rejuvenated only by reunification, to which the mainland was the key, and economic development should be the first priority to the mainland. In this sense, if he could contribute to China's economic development in any way, he would be contributing to China's reunification.
