China is one of the brightest stars among the world's economies.The country's stunning growth since economic reform began in the late 1970s has made China a dramatic advertisement for the benefits that globalization can bring.The country now stands on the threshold of another economic revolution as it enters the World Trade Organization.For the first time in the history of this remarkable country,China will be trading freely with the rest of the world.The world's largest country,with a population of 1.3 billion people,is now open for business.
China and the WTO reveals the key issues affecting China's entry to the WTO:
the impact that accession will have on China as it struggles to meet the requirements of the WTO
implications for the US,Europe and Asia
the future role of the WTO
the shift of global economic power as China overtakes Japan to match the prowess of the US
China's far-sighted open door policies of the last twenty years have resulted in some 200 million people being lifted out of absolute poverty.Yet there are major challenges ahead,ranging from rising unemployment and industrial disruption to political reform and human rights.How China will cope with these issues is of concern not just to China but also for the new world order,as it struggles to come to terms with the demands of free trade and globalization.
This timely book from two of the region's leading commentators lays out in a panoramic sweep,the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead for China and the rest of the world.
作者简介:
Dr Supachai Panitchpakdi will serve a three-year term as World Trade Organization(WTO)Director-General beginning 1 September 2002.From 1997 until January 2001,Dr Supachai served as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce of Thailand.He has been actively involved in international trade negotiations and played an instrumental role in the drafting of Thailand's major economic policies,including the national economic and social development plans.
Dr Supachai was born in 1946 in Bangkok,Thailand.He holds a Masters Degree in Econometrics and Development Planning and a Ph.D.in Economic Planning and Development from Erasmus University,Rotterdam.He was awarded an Honorary Degree(Ph.D.)in Economic Development from the National Institute of Development Administration in 1995.
【目录】
Acknowledgments
1 China Rising
Prying China Open
Come the Revolution
Riding the Reform Tiger
Agenda for Reform
Why WTO Membership Matters for China
2 The WTO:Promise and Peril
The WTO and Its Discontents
Freer Trade on a Global Scale
A New Deal for Trade
The I/VTO and Labor Rights
3 Enter the Dragon
Joining the Club:The WTO Accession Process
The Long March to Geneva
4 The Asia Puzzle
Southeast Asia
China as Regional Growth Engine
Northeast Asia and Greater China
The Greater Mekong Subregion:A Case Study in
Cooperative Efforts
5 China's Challenge:Accelerating Domestic Reforms
Legal and Administrative Reforms
Trade and Human Rights
Growth of the Private Sector
Local Protectionism
WTO Principles as They Relate to China
6 Making Globalization and the WTO Work for All
The China Challenge:WTO and Beyond
Making Trade Serve Development
Trade,Labor and the Environment
Reforming the WTO to Help the Poor
Reforming WTO Entry Procedures
Questions for the WTO's future
Appendices
1.Summary of US-China Bilateral WTO Agreement
2.The Sino-EUAgreement on China's Accession to the WTO:Results of the Bilateral Negotiations
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