Relatives Mao Yisheng (uncle) Spouse Zhao Yan Ling (m. 1955) | Role Economist Name Mao Yushi | |
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Born January 14, 1929 (age 95) ( 1929-01-14 ) Nanjing Alma mater Tianjin Nankai High School
Shanghai Jiao Tong University Awards Milton Friedman Liberty Prize Books Economics in everyday life Parents Mao Yi Xin, Chen Jing Xiang Education Shanghai Jiao Tong University (1946–1950), Tianjin Nankai High School (1946) Similar People David Daokui Li, Mao Yisheng, Wu Jinglian, He Weifang, Mao Zedong | ||
Children Mao WeiXing, Mao YanXing | ||
Mao yushi receives 2012 milton friedman prize for advancing liberty
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.
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- Mao yushi receives 2012 milton friedman prize for advancing liberty
- 0900 mao yushi from the perspective of an economist what is responsible business
- Career
- Criticism of Mao Zedong
- Family
- References
0900 mao yushi from the perspective of an economist what is responsible business
Career
He co-founded the Unirule Institute of Economics, which educated new and old generations of Chinese on the importance of private property, freedom of choice, voluntary exchange, rule of law, and other aspects of the free market economy, teaching how to transition away from central planning. 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. In October 2014 Beijing began a "crackdown on dissent" by banning the publication of his works. In January 2017 they also shut down his Web site.
Criticism of Mao Zedong
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.
Family
Mao's uncle was the famous engineer Mao Yisheng.