學術活動與計劃-演講與座談

本中心與與國際政經學院，於5月27日（星期三）下午3:00-5:00，邀請John Donaldson副教授（Singapore Management University政治學系）蒞中心並進行學術演講，演講主題為: Sufficiency for All—Exploring Small-Scale, Low-Tech, Pro-Poor Initiatives (Based on the speaker’s cross-national fieldwork in comparative political economy)。

The Center for China Studies and the College of International Affairs, National Taiwan University invited Associate Professor John Donaldson from the Department of Political Science at Singapore Management University to deliver an academic lecture on Wednesday, May 27, 2026. The topic of the lecture is Sufficiency for All—Exploring Small-Scale, Low-Tech, Pro-Poor Initiatives (Based on the speaker’s cross-national fieldwork in comparative political economy)

演講內容簡介(Abstract)：What if one way to reduce poverty involved doing the opposite of what orthodox economics recommends? What if, instead of scaling up enterprises to achieve economies of scale, we supported the small and the localized? Instead of chasing high-tech production for its own sake, we embraced traditional and lower-tech approaches? Instead of urbanizing rapidly, we invested in the vitality of small-scale towns and rural communities? Instead of measuring success through aggregate growth or accumulation, we asked whether everyone had enough? These elements undergird a “small works” approach to development—one that is not merely aspirational, but rooted in classical economics and grounded in real-world evidence. Fieldwork in China, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and Barbados—among many examples worldwide—underscores that small works can significantly reduce poverty at a more sustainable pace of economic growth. These cases challenge conventional development metrics and invite us to reconsider the relationship between scale, technology, community, sufficiency, and well-being.

題目：新加坡管理大學 John Donaldson 副教授學術演講/Academic Lecture by Dr. John Donaldson, Singapore Management University

時間：2026.5.27

地點：Conference Room 737, College of Social Sciences, NTU

主講人：John Donaldson

背景：

Department of Political Science at Singapore Management University