http://aparc.stanford.edu/Recent news, events + publications from Shorenstein APARCen-usPublic domainhttp://aparc.stanford.edu/images/feed-icon-48x48.jpghttp://aparc.stanford.edu/60http://aparc.stanford.edu/news/3324With less than a year before South Korean President Lee Myung-bak's term ends, Gi-Wook Shin says that Lee should maintain his current North Korea policy, and keep balanced relations with growing trade partner China and long-time ally the United States. Shin spoke recently with the Korea Times about Lee's final months in office.]]>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://aparc.stanford.edu/news/3324http://aparc.stanford.edu/news/3310Riding around on the back of a motorcycle in 2009, Jeremy Menchik snapped photos of hundreds of Indonesian campaign posters. That number has now grown to over 5000 images, which Menchik and Colm Fox have painstakingly coded and analyzed. The initial results of their research reveal similarities between the United States and Indonesia, and shed light on the transitional democracies of the Arab Spring.]]>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://aparc.stanford.edu/news/3310http://aparc.stanford.edu/news/3307The Asia Pacific Observatory of Health Systems and Policies is a new regional initiative to promote evidence-based health policymaking in the Asia-Pacific region. The Observatory represents a unique partnership of governments, development agencies, and the research community working together.]]>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://aparc.stanford.edu/news/3307http://aparc.stanford.edu/news/3305Gi-Wook Shin, founding director of Stanford's Korean Studies Program (KSP), spoke with the Stanford Daily about creating a unique niche for KSP over the past 11 years, and about being a student during an era of change in Korea.]]>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://aparc.stanford.edu/news/3305http://aparc.stanford.edu/news/3302Nearly a year has passed since an earthquake triggered a tsunami that swept away entire communities on Japan's northeastern coast, leading to a series of accidents at the Fukushima nuclear complex. Masahiko Aoki and Kenji Kushida discuss post-March 11 developments, and a related conference at Stanford scheduled for February 27.]]>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://aparc.stanford.edu/news/3302http://aparc.stanford.edu/news/3304South of Mount Fuji, along Japan’s central eastern coast, sits Shizuoka Prefecture. Home to green tea plantations, hot springs resorts, and Yamaha pianos and motorcycles, Shizuoka Prefecture is a vibrant agricultural, tourist, and manufacturing region. It is also home to Katsunori Hirano, a current Corporate Affiliates Visiting Fellow at the Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center.]]>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://aparc.stanford.edu/news/3304http://aparc.stanford.edu/news/3296As the one-year anniversary of Japan's Great Tohoku Earthquake and Fukushima nuclear disaster approaches, Stanford economist Masahiko Aoki says now is an opportune time to restructure the country's electric power industry.]]>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://aparc.stanford.edu/news/3296http://aparc.stanford.edu/news/3294What does China's growth mean for the international system? How does Korea interact with its key neighbors? What do healthcare systems look like in East Asia? During the winter quarter, Stanford students have the opportunity to explore such timely and globally relevant Asia-focused questions through Shorenstein APARC expert-taught courses.]]>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://aparc.stanford.edu/news/3294http://aparc.stanford.edu/news/3290At present, the tobacco industry annually produces some six trillion cigarettes worldwide. A third of all these sticks were produced in China last year. During a Jan. 30 seminar, Matthew Kohrman will introduce the Cigarette Citadels project, an innovative application of participatory GIS, and discuss its implications for public health policy and social theory about the state and the politics of life.]]>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://aparc.stanford.edu/news/3290http://aparc.stanford.edu/news/3291For the past two decades China has been a poster child of successful globalization. But its integration into the world economy and global trends drive and constrain Beijing's ability to manage growing social, economic and political challenges. In a YaleGlobal Online series article, Thomas Fingar looks at the global implications of China’s development challenges.]]>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:00:00 PSThttp://aparc.stanford.edu/news/3291http://aparc.stanford.edu/events/6931Open to the public (RSVP required)
Dominic Montagu, University of California, San Francisco]]>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:58:37 PSThttp://aparc.stanford.edu/events/6931http://aparc.stanford.edu/events/6950Open to the public (RSVP required)
Hai Fang, Associate Professor, Department of Health Systems, Management, and Policy, University of Colorado Denver]]>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:23:09 PSThttp://aparc.stanford.edu/events/6950http://aparc.stanford.edu/events/6977Open to the public (RSVP required)
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Kiyoyuki Seguchi, Research Director, the Canon Institute for Global Studies; formerly head of the Bank of Japan’s Beijing Office]]>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:42:16 PSThttp://aparc.stanford.edu/events/7002http://aparc.stanford.edu/events/6954Open to the public (RSVP required)
Joon-woo Park, 2011-2012 Koret Fellow in Korean Studies Program, Shorenstein APARC]]>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:18:11 PSThttp://aparc.stanford.edu/events/6954http://aparc.stanford.edu/events/6926By Invitation Only
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David H. Slater, Associate Professor of Anthropology and Japanese Studies, Sophia University, Japan]]>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:34:52 PSThttp://aparc.stanford.edu/events/7005http://aparc.stanford.edu/events/7009RSVP Required (RSVP required)
Gregory Noble, Professor, Institute of Social Science, University of Tokyo]]>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:46:19 PSThttp://aparc.stanford.edu/events/7009http://aparc.stanford.edu/events/7006RSVP Required (RSVP required)
William Masuda; Stephen Murphy-Shigematsu; George Kitahara Kich, PhD; Mio Yamashita]]>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 11:33:22 PSThttp://aparc.stanford.edu/events/7006http://aparc.stanford.edu/events/6927By Invitation Only
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]]>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:46:16 PSThttp://aparc.stanford.edu/publications/23591http://aparc.stanford.edu/publications/23585Survival: Global Politics and Strategy vol. 54, Jan. 31, 2012
Aaron Friedberg’s thoughtful and thought-provoking A Contest for Supremacy does many things well, but what it does best is to underscore the uncertainties and contingencies that must be factored into any analysis of China’s rise and its implications for the United States and other nations.]]>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:52:09 PSThttp://aparc.stanford.edu/publications/23585http://aparc.stanford.edu/publications/23551Modern China, September 2011
Focusing on the episodes of the government’s Paved Road to Every Village (PREV) project in an agricultural township in northern China, this article examines two research issues: First, the role of state policies, government bureaucracies, and village cadres in the provision of public goods, especially the unintended consequences that led to huge collective debts and the erosion of the collective basis of governance and second, the role of local institutions and social relations in resource mobilization, problem solving, and response to crises, especially in the aftermath of the PREV project.]]>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:04:07 PSThttp://aparc.stanford.edu/publications/23551http://aparc.stanford.edu/publications/23550The China Quarterly vol. 208, December 2011
Based on ethnographic research on the autumn harvest in a township in northern China, this study sheds light on distinctive modes of market transactions across produces, and diverse interactions between markets and local institutions involving different co-ordination mechanisms, rhythms and social relationships.]]>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 11:57:02 PSThttp://aparc.stanford.edu/publications/23550http://aparc.stanford.edu/publications/23549Chinese Sociological Review vol. 44, No. 1, Fall 2011
The prevailing image in the economic and legal literature portrays property rights as “a bundle of rights” and emphasizes their exclusivity, autonomy, and stability. Building on Zhou (2005), the authors elaborate and illustrate an alternative theoretical model to conceptualize property rights as a relational concept.]]>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 11:46:29 PSThttp://aparc.stanford.edu/publications/23549http://aparc.stanford.edu/publications/23548Experimental and Clinical Endocrinology & Diabetes vol. 120, No. 1, January 2012
Clinical factors, especially presence of diabetes-related complications, appear to be the primary determinants of variation in inpatient costs for patients with type 2 DM in China. To mitigate the health costs increases associated with China's DM epidemic, policymakers should focus on cost-effective ways to manage patients in outpatient settings to prevent the complications associated with diabetes.]]>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:15:06 PSThttp://aparc.stanford.edu/publications/23548http://aparc.stanford.edu/publications/23547International Journal for Quality in Health Care vol. 23, No. 4, August 2011
While South Korea's universal health insurance system may have succeeded in substantially reducing financial barriers related to diabetes care, the quality of diabetes care is low overall and varies by education level. System-level quality improvement efforts are required to address the weaknesses of the health system, thereby mitigating educational disparities in diabetes care quality.]]>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:16:12 PSThttp://aparc.stanford.edu/publications/23547http://aparc.stanford.edu/publications/23546Journal of Institutional Economics, FirstView Article, December 2011
Health systems provide a rich field for testing hypotheses of institutional economics. The incentive structure of current healthcare delivery systems have deep historical and cultural roots, yet must cope with rapid technological change as well as market and government failures. This paper applies the economic approach of comparative and historical institutional analysis to health care systems by conceptualizing physician control over dispensing revenues as a social institution.]]>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 10:37:41 PSThttp://aparc.stanford.edu/publications/23546http://aparc.stanford.edu/publications/23545American Economic Review vol. 101, No. 3, May 2011
Although U.S. health care expenditures reached 17.6 percent of GDP in 2009, quality measurement in this important service sector remains limited. Studying quality changes associated with 11 years of health care for patients with diabetes, the authors find that the value of reduced mortality and avoided treatment spending, net of the increase in annual spending, was $9,094 for the average patient.]]>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:16:35 PSThttp://aparc.stanford.edu/publications/23545http://aparc.stanford.edu/publications/23541YaleGlobal Online, January 16, 2012
Challenges facing the most populous nation with its fast-growing economy could quickly become global problems. This two-part YaleGlobal series analyzes trends and challenges for China as well as the potential for cooperation. Integration with the global economy, an accomplishment for China since 1978, has the potential for triggering domestic disruptions, and “China may be uniquely vulnerable to developments beyond its borders and beyond its control,” writes Thomas Fingar of Stanford University. He identifies four trends that require response from China’s leaders: a strategic decision to pursue easiest tasks and procrastinate on tougher ones; scrappy competition from other emerging economies; needs of a swelling elderly population; and a highly centralized political system, overseeing an increasingly complex policy environment, failing to catch mistakes in a timely way. China and other nations have many common interests, challenges and opportunities for cooperation. Fingar concludes that recognizing the trends and encouraging cooperation, both domestic and global, are early steps to finding solutions that confront China. -- YaleGlobal]]>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:38:15 PSThttp://aparc.stanford.edu/publications/23541