China's Economic Globalization Through the WTO - The Chinese Economy Series

This book represents one of the recent internationally coordinated initiatives to access the rich and still unfolding implications of China's participation in economic globalization in the context of the nation's accession to the World Trade Organization. - - The contributors include scholars in renowned universities in and outside China, researchers in Chinese government think tanks, and officials/professionals in the international organizations such as the WTO and United Nations. Not only does the book help readers gain a better understanding of factors driving China to open up its economy from a scholarly perspective, but also sheds new light on the rationale behind Beijing's tenacious bid for the WTO membership from an insider's stand. Such a multi-dimensional, institution-sensitive approach is manifested throughout the 11 chapters, which cover issues ranging from reforms of the state-owned enterprises and banking system, to capital flows and productivity progress, regional growth, health care reforms, Internet regulation, and the compelling task of agriculture-restructuring.