Qin is history professor in the Department of Human and Social Sciences at Tsinghua. His main research interests are economic history and Chinese agrarian history. One of the best-known liberal intellectuals in China, Qin sees himself as a social-democrat, and attempts to reconcile the New Left and the Liberals.
Journal Articles
- Qin, Hui. “China’s economic transition, social justice and democratization at the turn of the century.” The Chinese model of modern development. Cao, Tianyu. London; New York: Routledge, 2005. 88-127.
- Qin, Hui. “China’s reform: whether, how, and why successful or not.” Contemporary Chinese Thought 1 (Fall 2003): 5-20.
- Qin, Hui. “Dividing the big family assets.” New Left Review 20 (Mar-Apr 2003): 83-110.
- Qin, Hui. “Mutual restraint, mutual promotion!” Chinese Economy 4(Jul-Aug 1999): 79-84.
- Qin, Hui. “Power, responsibility, and constitutional politics: state ‘size’ in theory and history.” Chinese Economy. 6(Nov-Dec 2005): 36-82.
- Qin, Hui. “Social justice and the scholarly conscience.” Chinese Economy. 3(May-Jun 2000): 15-31.
- Qin, Hui. “Tax and fee reform, village autonomy, and central and local finance: historical experience and realistic options.” Chinese Economy. 6 (Nov-Dec 2005): 3-35.
- Qin, Hui. “The issues of the Chinese economy changing tracks, social justice, and democratization at the turn of the century.” Chinese Economy. 2 (Mar-Apr 2003): 21-89.
- Qin, Hui. “The common baseline of modern thought.” Trans. Kelly, David. Chinese Economy. 4 (Jul-Aug 2005): 12-22.
- Qin, Hui. “China’s economic development performance under the prereform system.” Trans. Ma, Jisen. Chinese Economy 4 (Jul-Aug 2005): 61-85.
- Qin, Hui. “Fin de siècle China: economic transition, social justice, and democracy.” Trans. Ma, Jisen. Chinese Economy 5 (Sep-Oct 2005): 3-54.
- Qin, Hui. “Justice in the economics of market transition.” Trans. Ma, Jisen. Chinese Economy 5 (Sep-Oct 2005): 70-93.
- Qin, Hui. “China’s low human rights advantage.” Trans. Carrico Kevin. China Rights Forum 1 (2009): 85-89.
- Qin, Hui. “China’s economic miracle and the threat of future shock.” Trans. Frank, Paul. China Rights Forum 4 (2005): 57-63.
- Qin, Hui. “The third possibility for globalization: the world takes on Chinese characteristics.” Trans. Latourelle, J. China Rights Forum 4 (2009): 56-61.
- Qin, Hui. “Two tycoons, two fates: Zhou Zhengyi and Sun Dawu.” Trans. Mosher, Stacy. China Rights Forum 1 (2004): 35.
- Qin, Hui. “Seeking a Common Baseline (abstract)” Trans. Fletcher, Carissa. Chinese Studies in History 2 (Win 2013-2014): 92-93.
- Qin, Hui. “Small government, big society? What role for the state in the Chinese transition process?” Trans. Liu, Huiqing. Social Research 1 (Spr 2006): 29-52.
Collections and Book Chapters
- Qin, Hui. “From major community standard to civil society: a rethinking of traditional China and its modernization.” State and civil society: the Chinese perspective. Deng, Zhenglai. Singapore; Hackensack, N.J.: World Scientific, 2011. 405-421.
- Qin, Hui. “Dividing the big family assets: on liberty and justice.” Trans. Wang, Chaohua. One China, Many Paths. Wang, Chaohua. London; New York: Verso, 2003. 128-159.
- Qin Hui, “La culutre traditionalle aujourd’hui: un devoir d’inventaire pour penser le politique.” EOEO 63-102.
Translations on Web Sources
- China Dialogue
- China Story
- Qin, Hui. “On the Mekong, a better way.” China Dialogue. China Dialogue. 30 Dec 2010. Web.
- Qin, Hui. “Behind Myanmar’s suspended dam.” Roddy Flagg. China Dialogue. 28 Mar 2012. Web.
Blogs
- 草根网 | Column on Caogen.com
- 网易博客 | Blog on 163.com (hasn’t updated since 2013)
- 新浪博客 | Sina Blog (hasn’t updated since 2011)
- Archives of Qin’s articles
Intro/Studies by Others
- Cheng, Edmund W. “L’existence des bidonvilles urbains comme reconnaissance des droits des migrants: une proposition de Qin Hui.” Perspectives chinoises. Bardon, Séverine. 4(2008): 91-97.
- David Kelly, “Guest Editor’s Introduction.” The Mystery of the Chinese Economy. Spec. issue of Chinese Economy 4 (Jul-Aug 2005): 3–12.