media in China started calling Wu a spy for the U.S. The fact state-owned newspaper People's Daily was authorized to call him such indicates that his economic and political ideas are great annoyances for the current leadership. Wu pointed out that “old-style Maoists” have been gaining influence in the government since 2004. These groups, he said, are pressing for a return to central planning and placing blame for corruption and social inequality on the very market reforms he championed. Wu also pointed out that corrupt bureaucrats are pushing for the state to take a larger economic role so they can cash in on their positions through payoffs and bribes, as well as by steering business to allies. Because of these developments, Wu is not optimistic about the future of China, because “[t]he Maoists want to go back to central planning and the cronies want to get richer.” Books Fifteen Critical Issues of the Reform of SOEs, 1999 Reform: Now at a Critical Point, 2001 Understanding and Interpreting Chinese Economic Reform, Texere, 2005 () References Biography from the China Europe International Business School , retrieved June 7, 2006 1930 births People's Republic of China economists Living people Duke University faculty Massachusetts Institute of Technology faculty Stanford University faculty Yale University faculty Chongqing Nankai Secondary School alumni Fudan University alumni Economists from Jiangsu Educators from Nanjing Writers from Nanjing People's Republic of China writers People of the Republic of China