Min Ye Book Reviewed in Global Asia

Min Ye, assistant professor of International Relations at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University, makes a convincing case for the role of diaspora populations in the very different economic destinies of India and China, according to a new review of her work.

The assessment comes from a recent review in Global Asia, the journal of the East Asia Foundation. In their Winter 2014 edition, John Delury, Assistant Professor at Yonsei University Graduate School of International Studies, reviewed Ye’s 2014 book Diasporas and Foreign Direct Investment in China and India, published by Cambridge University Press.

In his review, Delury states:

“China and India both embarked on major economic reforms as the Cold War wound down, but while Deng Xiaoping led China down a “pro-foreign direct investment reform” path, Indira Gandhi put India on a track of “pro-domestic-business change.” To explain this fundamental divergence, Boston University professor Ye Min’s sophisticated work brings in a much overlooked actor — their overseas diasporas…Ye weaves sociology, business case studies and public policy analysis together into a detailed picture.”

You can read the entire review here.

Ye was the director of East Asian Studies program from 2010-2014 and led the proposal for the Asian Studies major at Boston University. She currently serves as the academic coordinator of the Asian Studies major. She also served as a visiting scholar at Fudan University, Zhejiang University, and Chinese Academy of Social Sciences in China, as well as Rajiv Gandhi Foundation in India, Chinese University of Hong Kong, and the National University of Singapore. In addition, she was a consultant on globalization for Chinese state-owned companies and private companies.