Yuen Yuen Ang

Yuen Yuen Ang, a political scientist at Johns Hopkins University and author of "China's Gilded Age," dives into the intriguing parallels of corruption in the U.S. and China. She describes China as a corrupt meritocracy and explores how corruption evolves alongside development. Ang presents her corruption typology and discusses the impact of access money on economic outcomes. Comparing the U.S. and China's Gilded Ages, she highlights the similarities in access money, arguing for institutional changes to address underlying corruption issues.