Background
Cheng was born in Shanghai in 1950s.
程晓农, 程曉農
politician sociology author economic
Cheng was born in Shanghai in 1950s.
Princeton University.
After middle school, Cheng was sent to Feidong County to work as a farmer. In 1975, Cheng worked in Anhui Geologic Branch (安徽省地质局). Resumption of University Entrance Examination in 1977, Cheng moved to Beijing, he was a graduate student of Renmin University, and he holds an Master of Arts in economics from Renmin University in 1985.
After graduation, Cheng served as a researcher of the office of the Standing Committee of the National People"s Congress and the Deputy Director of the Research Institute of China Economic System Reform.
In 1989, Cheng became a visiting scholar at University of Göttingen and Princeton University, he earned a doctorate in sociology from Princeton University. From 1997 to present, Cheng served as the chief editor of Modern China Studies (《当代中国研究》).