Dr. Zhao Litao

Dr. Zhao Litao is a Senior Research Fellow at the East Asian Institute, National University of Singapore. Born in Hunan Province, China, he entered Peking University in 1990 to study sociology, and received his BA and MA degrees in 1995 and 1998 respectively. From 1998 to 2004, he pursued his Ph.D. in Sociology at Stanford University, and joined the East Asian Institute upon receiving his doctorate in 2004. His research focuses on social stratification and mobility, sociology of education, organizational analysis, and China's social policy. His work has appeared in leading journals including The China Quarterly, Journal of Contemporary China, Research in Social Stratification and Mobility, and Social Sciences in China. He has authored and edited eight books, including China's Development: Social Investment and Challenges (2017), China's Great Urbanization (2017), and China's Social Development and Policy (2013). He has delivered lectures at Chinese universities and academic institutions on topics such as Singapore's public housing policy, urban planning and governance, and healthy aging in China. He serves as Associate Editor of China: An International Journal and on the editorial boards of several other academic journals.