Publication: China and the WTO : Accession, Policy Reform, and Poverty Reduction Strategies
Date
2004
ISSN
Published
2004
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Abstract
China's accession to the WTO
requires a great many specific policy reforms. However, if
the best results are to be obtained, it is important that
these reforms be implemented as part of a consistent
development program, rather than simply by treating them as
a recipe. To do this, policy makers must understand the
range and nature of the policy changes required by
accession, their implications for the economy, and the
availability and effects of supporting policies. "China
and the WTO" analyzes the nature of the reforms
involved in China's accession to the WTO, assesses
their implications for the world economy, and examines the
implications for individual households, particularly the
poor. Its key objective is to provide the information that
will allow policy makers to implement WTO commitments and
formulate supporting policies to contribute strongly to
economic development and poverty reduction. Individual
chapters by leading scholars analyze the nature of the
reforms in key areas, such as agriculture, services,
intellectual property and safeguards and anti-dumping. These
chapters form the building blocks for later chapters, which
analyze the implications of reform for the economy. The book
also includes a series of studies that assess the
implications for households, taking into account the social
safety net policies applying in China, and the impacts of
complementary policies in areas such as labor market reform
and investments in human capital.
Citation
“Bhattasali, Deepak; Li, Shantong; Martin, Will. 2004. China and the WTO : Accession, Policy Reform, and Poverty Reduction Strategies. © Washington, DC: World Bank and Oxford University Press. http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/entities/publication/e8360dfe-a465-56dc-8844-da9391ab28a6 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”