FSS-DGPA seminar: From Click to Boom: The Political Economy of E-Commerce in China

Speaker: Prof. Lizhi LIU, Assistant Professor, Georgetown University

Date: 28/04/2025 (Mon)

Time: 16:30-18:00

Venue: E21B-G012

Language: English

Abstract: In merely two decades, China has transformed from a digital newcomer to the world’s largest e-commerce market, with 800 million users and nearly 50% of global retail sales. In the book From Click to Boom, Lizhi Liu explores why this e-commerce boom is “paradoxical,” how it highlights a digital path for developing countries, and the profound impact it has had on China’s economic governance. The talk will draw on extensive interviews, original surveys, tens of millions of proprietary data points, and a rare field experiment conducted across three Chinese provinces.