The Hoover Institution presents an online virtual speaker series based on the scholarly research and commentary written by Hoover fellows participating in the Human Prosperity Project on Socialism and Free-Market Capitalism. This project objectively investigates the historical record to assess the consequences for human welfare, individual liberty, and interactions between nations of various economic systems ranging from pure socialism to free-market capitalism. Each session will include thoughtful and informed analysis from our top scholars.

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FEATURING

Elizabeth Economy is a senior fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution and the Senior Fellow for China Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations.

Larry Diamond is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution and at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (FSI) and a Bass University Fellow in Undergraduate Education at Stanford University. 

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Click HERE to read papers or watch videos that have been released for this project.

Upcoming Events

Thursday, June 12, 2025
The Barbie Tapes
Film Screening: The Barbie Tapes
The Hoover Institution Library & Archives invite you to the U.S. premier of a new documentary featuring the Gerd Heidemann collection:The Barbie… Shultz Auditorium, George P. Shultz Building
Thursday, June 12, 2025
The Party's Interests Come First: The Life of Xi Zhongxun, Father of Xi Jinping
DC Event: The Party's Interests Come First: The Life Of Xi Zhongxun, Father Of Xi Jinping
The Hoover History Lab invites you to The Party's Interests Come First: The Life of Xi Zhongxun, Father of Xi Jinping, a book talk with the author, … Hoover Institution in DC
Sunday, July 13, 2025 9:00 AM JST
Aloha Tower, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1930s, Dennis M. Ogawa Nippu Jiji Photograph Collection, Hoji Shinbun
ヒト・モノ・カネの移動からみた日本帝国と環太平洋世界: 日本・アメリカ大陸関係史のフロンティア
共催:東京大学大学院法学政治学研究科 附属近代日本法政史料センター 明治新聞雑誌文庫 スタンフォード大学フーバー研究所 University of Tokyo
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