MIT World Speakers

Edward S. Steinfeld

Edward S. Steinfeld, formerly with the MIT Sloan School of Business, is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at MIT. A China specialist, he focuses on the political economy of reform in socialist and post-socialist systems. His book, Forging Reform in China, explores the process of state enterprise restructuring in China. His current research examines financial reforms in China and, in conjunction with the World Bank and MIT Industrial Performance Center, the impact of globalization on Chinese industrial policy and structure.