Kenneth Lieberthal
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Kenneth Lieberthal is an American
academic
.
He is the director of the John L. Thornton China Center and a senior fellow in Foreign Policy and Global Economy and Development at the Brookings Institution
, a nonprofit public-policy
organization based in Washington, D.C.
, North Carolina
.
In 1965, he received a bachelor of arts
degree with distinction from Dartmouth College
, located in Hanover
, New Hampshire
. In 1968, Lieberthal received a Master of Arts
degree and East Asian Institute Certificate from Columbia University
, located in New York City
, New York
. In 1972, he received a Doctor of Philosophy
degree in political science
(comparative politics
) from Columbia as well.
during the Clinton Administration
. He was formerly a professor of political science at the University of Michigan
, located in Ann Arbor
, Michigan
, where he served as an expert on contemporary Chinese political issues
. He was also the William Davidson
Professor at the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business
. His research focused on the evolution of China's political economy, multinational corporate investment in China and India, foreign policy decision-making in China, U.S. foreign policy, and Asian security issues.
In political science, Lieberthal taught the popular "China's Evolution under Communism" for most years from 1983 to 2007. At the Ross School, he taught the "Doing Business with China" MBA course each year through 2008, which generated great interest among business-school students interested in how multinational corporations can succeed in China. The course frequently included invitational lectures from leading experts in the relevant areas, including senior executives of American corporations' China business, as well as China scholars in law, business and social sciences.
Lieberthal serves on numerous academic, non-governmental organization
and business-advisory committees and on the editorial boards of six academic journals. His recent work has focused especially at developing ways to increase U.S.–China cooperation on clean energy and climate change. He is a member of the board of the National Committee on United States – China Relations.
"This is a book to read before one begins work in China and to come back to once there. With its comprehensive analysis of challenges and insightful recommended responses, it efficiently points executives in the right direction and helps them avoid the errors that others have made. It has the potential to give any executive a flying start to executing their China strategy."
—from the Foreword by Dominic Barton
; he recently became a grandfather when their first son was born.
Americans
The people of the United States, also known as simply Americans or American people, are the inhabitants or citizens of the United States. The United States is a multi-ethnic nation, home to people of different ethnic and national backgrounds...
academic
Academia
Academia is the community of students and scholars engaged in higher education and research.-Etymology:The word comes from the akademeia in ancient Greece. Outside the city walls of Athens, the gymnasium was made famous by Plato as a center of learning...
.
He is the director of the John L. Thornton China Center and a senior fellow in Foreign Policy and Global Economy and Development at the Brookings Institution
Brookings Institution
The Brookings Institution is a nonprofit public policy organization based in Washington, D.C., in the United States. One of Washington's oldest think tanks, Brookings conducts research and education in the social sciences, primarily in economics, metropolitan policy, governance, foreign policy, and...
, a nonprofit public-policy
Public policy
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organization based in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
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Early life and education
Lieberthal was born in AshevilleAsheville, North Carolina
Asheville is a city in and the county seat of Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. It is the largest city in Western North Carolina, and the 11th largest city in North Carolina. The City is home to the United States National Climatic Data Center , which is the world's largest active...
, North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
.
In 1965, he received a bachelor of arts
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
degree with distinction from Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College is a private, Ivy League university in Hanover, New Hampshire, United States. The institution comprises a liberal arts college, Dartmouth Medical School, Thayer School of Engineering, and the Tuck School of Business, as well as 19 graduate programs in the arts and sciences...
, located in Hanover
Hanover, New Hampshire
Hanover is a town along the Connecticut River in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 11,260 at the 2010 census. CNN and Money magazine rated Hanover the sixth best place to live in America in 2011, and the second best in 2007....
, New Hampshire
New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian...
. In 1968, Lieberthal received a Master of Arts
Master of Arts (postgraduate)
A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...
degree and East Asian Institute Certificate from Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
, located in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. In 1972, he received a Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated as Ph.D., PhD, D.Phil., or DPhil , in English-speaking countries, is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities...
degree in political science
Political science
Political Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...
(comparative politics
Comparative politics
Comparative politics is a subfield of political science, characterized by an empirical approach based on the comparative method. Arend Lijphart argues that comparative politics does not have a substantive focus in itself, but rather a methodological one: it focuses on "the how but does not specify...
) from Columbia as well.
Career
He was the Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs and Senior Director for Asia at the U.S. National Security CouncilUnited States National Security Council
The White House National Security Council in the United States is the principal forum used by the President of the United States for considering national security and foreign policy matters with his senior national security advisors and Cabinet officials and is part of the Executive Office of the...
during the Clinton Administration
Bill Clinton
William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation...
. He was formerly a professor of political science at the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
, located in Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Ann Arbor is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Washtenaw County. The 2010 census places the population at 113,934, making it the sixth largest city in Michigan. The Ann Arbor Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 344,791 as of 2010...
, Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
, where he served as an expert on contemporary Chinese political issues
Politics of the People's Republic of China
The politics of the People's Republic of China take place in a framework of a single-party socialist republic. The leadership of the Communist Party is stated in the Constitution of the People's Republic of China...
. He was also the William Davidson
William Davidson
William Morse "Bill" Davidson, J. D. was an American businessman who was President, Chairman and CEO of Guardian Industries, one of the world's largest manufacturers of architectural and automotive glass...
Professor at the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business
Ross School of Business
The Stephen M. Ross School of Business is the business school of the University of Michigan. Numerous publications have ranked the Ross School of Business' Bachelor of Business Administration , Master of Business Administration and Executive Education programs among the top in the country and the...
. His research focused on the evolution of China's political economy, multinational corporate investment in China and India, foreign policy decision-making in China, U.S. foreign policy, and Asian security issues.
In political science, Lieberthal taught the popular "China's Evolution under Communism" for most years from 1983 to 2007. At the Ross School, he taught the "Doing Business with China" MBA course each year through 2008, which generated great interest among business-school students interested in how multinational corporations can succeed in China. The course frequently included invitational lectures from leading experts in the relevant areas, including senior executives of American corporations' China business, as well as China scholars in law, business and social sciences.
Lieberthal serves on numerous academic, non-governmental organization
Non-governmental organization
A non-governmental organization is a legally constituted organization created by natural or legal persons that operates independently from any government. The term originated from the United Nations , and is normally used to refer to organizations that do not form part of the government and are...
and business-advisory committees and on the editorial boards of six academic journals. His recent work has focused especially at developing ways to increase U.S.–China cooperation on clean energy and climate change. He is a member of the board of the National Committee on United States – China Relations.
Managing the China Challenge
Released in May 2011 by The Brookings Institution Press, Lieberthal's Managing the China Challenge: How to Achieve Corporate Success in the People's Republic explores the economic transformation China is undergoing and the opportunities this growth presents for multinational corporations. In straightforward language, with numerous examples to back up his argument, Lieberthal presents not only how to benefit from doing business in China, but also how to avoid the serious risks that the endeavor entails. The implications that Lieberthal lays out for corporate strategy are wide-ranging and critically important."This is a book to read before one begins work in China and to come back to once there. With its comprehensive analysis of challenges and insightful recommended responses, it efficiently points executives in the right direction and helps them avoid the errors that others have made. It has the potential to give any executive a flying start to executing their China strategy."
—from the Foreword by Dominic Barton
Dominic Barton
Dominic "Dom" Barton is a longtime top senior partner and director at management consultancy McKinsey & Company, serving as its current managing director since 2009...
Books
- 1991. Bureaucracy, Politics and Policy Making in Post-Mao China, contributor and co-editor with David M. LamptonDavid M. LamptonDavid M. Lampton is George and Sadie Hyman Professor of China Studies at Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies . He is Director of China Studies at SAIS. He is Former President of the National Committee on United States-China Relations in New York City...
. Berkeley, California: University of California PressUniversity of California PressUniversity of California Press, also known as UC Press, is a publishing house associated with the University of California that engages in academic publishing. It was founded in 1893 to publish books and papers for the faculty of the University of California, established 25 years earlier in 1868...
, 1991. - 1991. Perspectives on Modern China: Four Anniversaries, contributor and co-editor. New York City, New York: Myron E. Sharpe.
- 2010. Chinese Politics: New Sources, Methods, and Field Strategies, contributor and co-editor. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University PressCambridge University PressCambridge University Press is the publishing business of the University of Cambridge. Granted letters patent by Henry VIII in 1534, it is the world's oldest publishing house, and the second largest university press in the world...
. - 2010. Governing China: From Revolution Through Reform, second revised edition. New York City, New York: W.W. Norton, 2004). First edition published in 1995. Translated as Zhili Zhongguo (治理中国). Beijing, China: Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Press.
- 2011. Managing the China Challenge: How To Achieve Corporate Success in the People's Republic. (via Google Books). Washington, D.C.: Brookings InstitutionBrookings InstitutionThe Brookings Institution is a nonprofit public policy organization based in Washington, D.C., in the United States. One of Washington's oldest think tanks, Brookings conducts research and education in the social sciences, primarily in economics, metropolitan policy, governance, foreign policy, and...
Press.
Papers
- 1989. Paths to Sino-American Cooperation in the Automotive Sector, with Michael Flynn, et al. Washington, D.C.: United States Trade Development Program.
- 1997. Constructing China: The Interaction of Culture and Economics, co-editor with Shuen-fu Lin and Ernest Young. Ann Arbor, Michigan: University of Michigan Center for Chinese Studies Monograph Series, vol. no. 78.
- 2006. China's Search For Energy Security and Implications for US Policy (with Mikkal Herberg). Washington, D.C.: National Bureau of Asian ResearchNational Bureau of Asian ResearchThe National Bureau of Asian Research is a nonprofit, nonpartisan research institution based in Seattle, Washington, with a branch office in Washington, D.C. The organization’s mission is to inform and strengthen Asia-Pacific policy...
. - 2009. Overcoming Obstacles to US–China Cooperation on Climate Change (with David B. SandalowDavid B. SandalowDavid B. Sandalow is the Assistant Secretary for Policy and International Affairs at the Energy Department, a position he has held since 2009....
). Washington, D.C.: Brookings InstitutionBrookings InstitutionThe Brookings Institution is a nonprofit public policy organization based in Washington, D.C., in the United States. One of Washington's oldest think tanks, Brookings conducts research and education in the social sciences, primarily in economics, metropolitan policy, governance, foreign policy, and...
. - 2009. The U.S. Intelligence Community and Foreign Policy: Getting Analysis Right. Washington, D.C.: Brookings InstitutionBrookings InstitutionThe Brookings Institution is a nonprofit public policy organization based in Washington, D.C., in the United States. One of Washington's oldest think tanks, Brookings conducts research and education in the social sciences, primarily in economics, metropolitan policy, governance, foreign policy, and...
.
Personal life
One of his sons, Keith, is married to actress Julianna MarguliesJulianna Margulies
Julianna Luisa Margulies is an American actress and producer.After several small television roles, Margulies achieved success in her regular role as Nurse Carol Hathaway on NBC's long-running medical drama ER, for which she won an Emmy Award...
; he recently became a grandfather when their first son was born.
See also
- List of Dartmouth College alumni
- List of Columbia University alumni
- List of Michigan writers
- List of people from North Carolina
- List of University of Michigan faculty and staff