October 21–22, 2006
Todd Wehr Center, Carthage College, Kenosha, Wisconsin
Melanie Frances Manion is Professor of Political Science and Public Affairs, University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is the author of Corruption by Design: Building Clean Government in Mainland China and Hong Kong (Harvard, 2004).
This lecture was part of Understanding China: A History Institute for Teachers, a weekend of discussion on teaching about China sponsored by FPRI’s Wachman Fund. Fifty teachers from 26 states across the country participated. The History Institutewas co-sponsored by the Clausen Center for World Business, Carthage College.
On November 15th at the FPRI annual dinner Fouad Ajami was presented with the Seventh Annual Benjamin Franklin Public Service Award. The event was attended by over 360 people.
Dr. John M. Templeton, Jr. was dinner chairman.

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