内容简介
InJustinYifuLin'slegendarylife,therehavebeenseveralimportantturningpoints,eachofwhichhasnotonlychangedthecourseofhislifedramatically,butalsoenrichedhisknowledgeandbroadenedhismindsandprofessionalhorizons.LindroppedoutofuniversitytostudyofamilitarycollegeinTaiwan40yearsbefore.Justaseverythinginhislifeseemedtobeasperfectasitcouldbe,hetookahugeriskswimmingacrosstheTaiwanStraittothemainland.AfterwardshestudiedatPekingUniversity,theUniversityofChicago,andYaleUniversity.AftercomingbacktoChinaasanoverseasreturnee,hespentdecadeswithaswimmingathlete'stenacityworkingontheThreeRuralIssuesandpromotingtheNewCountrysideMovementinChina.In2008,attheageof56,LinbecameSeniorVicePresidentandChiefEconomistoftheWorldBankandcontinuedtoputintopracticehisdreamof"servingthewellbeingofpeopleallovertheworld".