Preface 5
A Legendary Chinese Economist Who Belongs to the World 5
Ⅰ．A Risky"Jump"from Smaller Self to Bigger Self 10
Ⅰ．A Top Student Who Dropped out of School to Join the Army 10
Ⅱ．Missing of the Star Officer 20
Ⅲ．Name Changed：From Lin Zhengyi to Lin Yifu 28
Ⅱ．Further Studies in Mainland China and in the United States 32
Ⅰ．A Student of"Unknown Origin"Enrolled by Peking University 32
Ⅱ．The Last Doctoral Student of Theodore W.Schultz 37
Ⅲ．An Intelligent Economist and His Immeasurable Contributions in Agricultural Economics 52
Ⅰ．His Heart Is Tied to China's Farmers 52
Ⅱ．The Localized Study of Economic Issues 60
Ⅳ．Marching Forward at Peking University 67
Ⅰ．Establishment of CCER 67
Ⅱ．The Notable Debates in Langrun Garden 78
Ⅲ．A Great Teacher 88
Ⅴ．Justin Yifu Lin：One of China'S Most Influential Economic Advisors 101
Ⅰ．An Economic Advisor to China's Top Leadership 102
Ⅱ．A Dedicated Explorer of China's Agricultural Economics 106
Ⅲ．An Academic Star Devoted to Diagnosing China's Economy 110
Ⅵ．An Optimistic and Wise Explorer of China's Future 118
Ⅰ．"Optimism Is My Habitual Attitude" 118
Ⅱ．"Exploration is My Constant Mission" 139
Ⅲ．Lin's Incisive Diagnosis of China's Economic Development 166
Ⅶ．New Career at the World Bank 178
Ⅰ．The First Chinese on the Marshall Lectures 179
Ⅱ．A"Historic Decision"Made by the World Bank 193
Ⅲ．First Step into the World Bank：A Busy Vice President 203
Ⅳ．New Measures in Response to the Financial Crisis 212
Ⅴ．Challenges for China's Economy 223
Ⅵ．Composure towards Crises and Disasters 230
Ⅶ．Nobel Prize：Chinese Economists'Aspiration 233
Ⅷ．"How I Long for Reunion!" 239
Ⅰ．Chen Yunying,His Soul Mate of Life 239
Ⅱ．Long Journey Home 259
Ⅲ．The Initiator for Cross-strait Interactions 268