China and the challenge of economic globalization : the impact of WTO membership / / edited by Hung-Gay Fung, Changhong Pei, and Kevin H. Zhang

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910784471803321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Armonk, N.Y. : , : M.E. Sharpe, , 2006
• ISBN: 1-315-49771-9; 1-315-49772-7; 1-315-49773-5; 1-280-91244-8; 9786610912445; 0-7656-2003-0
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xvii, 317 pages) : illustrations
• Collana: Gale eBooks
• Disciplina: 330.951
• Soggetti: Globalization - China; China Commerce; China Economic conditions 2000-
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: "An East Gate book."
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; List of Tables and Figures; Introduction; Part I Economic Performance After China's Accession to the World Trade Organization; 1 An Analysis of China's Foreign Trade After WTO Accession; 2 Foreign Direct Investment Opportunity or Challenge for China After WTO Membership?; 3 China's WTO Compliance Commitment and Progress in the Initial Stage; 4 After Accession to the WTO Foreign Direct Investment Flows in Western China; Part II The WTO and China's Economic Welfare; 5 Foreign Direct Investment and Income Inequality; 6 A New World Factory and China's Labor Force; 7 China's WTO Membership Commitments and Challenges 8 Corporatism Rebuilding the Framework of China's Welfare Regime; 9 China's Trade-Related Investment Measures and Their Development Following WTO Accession; 10 China's Employment and WTO Accession; Part III Financial Reforms and Capital Markets; 11 China's Financial Reform in Banking and Securities Markets; 12 How Do Chinese Firms ; Raise Capital? An International Comparison; 13 The Debt Financing Gap for Small Business in China; 14 Institutional Reform in the Chinese Banking System and China's Implementation of Commitments to the WTO; Part IV Industrial and Agricultural Development 15 Openness and China's Industrial Locations An Empirical Investigation; 16 Agricultural Policy Developments After China's Accession to the WTO; 17 The Impact of China's Accession to the WTO on Chinese Agriculture and Farmers; 18 Recent Development of the Petroleum Industry in China; About the Editors and Contributors; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This multidisciplinary study evaluates the implications of China's WTO membership on the nation and provides policy guidance for those doing business in China or working with the Chinese economy.