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State-Business Relations

By: Meg Rithmire
In Precarious Ties: Business and the State in Authoritarian Asia (Oxford University Press, 2023) and related papers, I examine the political foundations and economic effects of different patterns of state-business relations in authoritarian regimes with a... View Details
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Land in China's Political Economy

By: Meg Rithmire

Land Bargains and Chinese Capitalism: The Politics of Property Rights under Reform

Published October 2015

China since the 1980s has been the scene of unprecedented efforts at urban construction and growth, even in the absence of privatization... View Details

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Business, Government & the International Economy Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research

Winner of the 2023 Best Young Economist Award from Le Monde and the Cercle des économistes. Sophus A. Reinert : Received the 2023 HBS Student Association Faculty Teaching Award for exceptional contributions to the experience of the... View Details
  • March 2021
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Snapp: Scaling Under Sanctions in Iran (B)

By: Meg Rithmire and Gamze Yucaoglu
The case opens in November 2020 as Eyad Alkassar and Mahmoud Fouz, co-founders of Iran’s first and leading ride-hailing platform, Snapp, eagerly await the results of the U.S. presidential elections.
The case takes us through the challenging times between... View Details
Keywords: Sanctions; Change Management; Disruption; Volatility; Decision Choices and Conditions; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Government and Politics; International Relations; National Security; Crisis Management; Risk Management; Health Pandemics; Transportation Industry; Middle East; Iran
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  • January 2014
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China's 'New Regionalism': Subnational Analysis in Chinese Political Economy

By: Meg Rithmire
The study of Chinese political economy has undergone a sea change since the late 1990s; instead of debating the origins and direction of national reform, scholars have turned to examining the origins of local economic variation. This essay reviews recent work in... View Details
Keywords: China; Political Economy; Economy; Government and Politics; China
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The Emergence of Mafia-like Business Systems in China

By: Meg Rithmire and Hao Chen
A large body of literature on state–business relations in China has examined the political role of capitalists and collusion between the state and the private sector. This paper contributes to that literature and understanding of the internal differentiation among... View Details
Keywords: China's Political Economy; State-business Relations; Business Groups; Financial System; Business and Government Relations; Finance; Economic Systems; China
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  • 2021
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The Emergence of Mafia-like Business Systems in China

By: Meg Rithmire and Hao Chen
A large literature on state-business relations in China has examined the political role of capitalists and collusion between the state and the private sector. This paper contributes to that literature, and our understanding of the internal differentiation among China’s... View Details
Keywords: China's Political Economy; State-business Relations; Business Groups; Financial Systems; Economy; Government and Politics; Business and Government Relations; Finance; System; China
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Events - Business History

Regimes in Modern East Asia" Organized by Geoff Jones and Kwelina Thompson Seminar meets on Zoom. May 2 02 May 2023 Seminar Hybrid Seminar: Meg View Details
  • November 2022 (Revised March 2023)
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OneSmart

By: Nien-he Hsieh, Meg Rithmire and Shu Lin
At the end of 2021, Xi “Steve” Zhang was facing an existential crisis for himself and his business. OneSmart was a premium educational company founded in 2008 offering K-12 afterschool tutoring for students nationwide under a number of brands. The company was founded... View Details
Keywords: Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Crisis Management; Failure; Education Industry; China
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Party-State Capitalism in China

By: Margaret Pearson, Meg Rithmire and Kellee Tsai
The “state capitalism” model, in which the state retains a dominant role as owner or investor-shareholder amidst the presence of markets and private firms, has received increasing attention, with China cited as the main exemplar. Yet as models evolve, so has China’s... View Details
Keywords: Economic Policy; Communism; Capitalism; State Capitalism; Economic Systems; Economics; Policy; China
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  • 2024
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The Private Economy Under Party-State Capitalism

By: Margaret M. Pearson, Meg Rithmire and Kellee S. Tsai
This chapter addresses the evolution of China’s approach to the private sector from the early reform era until the beginning of Xi Jinping’s third term. It argues that China has evolved from a familiar form of state capitalism, in which economic growth is the primary... View Details
Keywords: Government Administration; International Relations; Economic Growth; Economic Sectors; Economic Systems; China
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Globalization - Faculty & Research

Political Economy of Firm Networks: CEO Ideology and Global Trade." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 25-050, April 2025. High Stakes: A Framework for Geopolitical Risk Management By: Meg View Details
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2024 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

economic plans and ambitions and their role in competition between the US and China. Domestically, China’s economy is said to be at a standstill, plagued View Details
  • 01 Sep 2015
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Ink

Book Review: Mix Master by Sean Silverthorne In contemporary culture, a remix is the bringing together of assets in new ways—a song that combines recording samples from Otis Redding or Brenda Lee, say, placed in a new Kanye West wrapper.... View Details
  • 15 Nov 2020
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Exploring China’s Belt & Road Initiative

preparation with the unique perspective that comes from on-the-ground observations and interactions. The students spent two weeks in China, Myanmar, and Sri Lanka in January. Led View Details
  • 07 Oct 2011
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The Steve Jobs Legacy

remarkable is that he did this not once but several times in industries that touch many peoples' lives. Meg Rithmire (Business, Government & the International Economy The passing of Steve Jobs has been... View Details
Keywords: Re: Multiple Faculty; Computer; Technology
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Print View - Course Catalog

Technology & Operations Management, Strategy Amy Edmondson , Tiona Zuzul Spring 2026 Q3Q4 3.0 Managing Customers for Growth Marketing Eva Ascarza Fall 2025 Q2 1.5 Managing International Trade and Investment Business, Government & the... View Details