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Record Nr.

UNINA9910780590503321

Titolo

China and the WTO : : accession, policy reform, and poverty reduction strategies / / editors, Deepak Bhattasali, Shantong Li, and William Martin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, DC : , : World Bank

[Oxford] : , : Oxford University Press, , [2004]

copyright 2004

ISBN

1-280-08469-3

9786610084692

0-8213-8371-X

1-4175-3422-2

Descrizione fisica

xiv, 334 pages : illustrations ; ; 28 cm

Collana

Trade and development series

Altri autori (Persone)

BhattasaliDeepak

LiShantong

MartinWill <1953->

Disciplina

382/.3/0951

Soggetti

Foreign trade regulation - China

Agriculture and state - China

Poverty - Government policy - China

China Commercial policy

China Economic policy 2000-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title Page; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; About the Editors and Authors; Acronyms and Abbreviations; 1 Impacts and Policy Implications of WTO Accession for China; Notes; References; PART 1 Policy Reforms Associated with Accession; PART 2 Economic impacts of Accession; PART 3 Impacts on Households and on Poverty; Index; Back Cover

Sommario/riassunto

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