China and the WTO

After fifteen long years of dialogue and heated debate, China has at last gained entry to the World Trade Organization. It will take its place among the other member states at the end of 2001. This unique and important book analyses the implications for world trade of this momentous event, as seen by the next WTO's Director-General. The key sections of the book discuss: the effect that accession will have on China as it struggles to meet all the requirements of the WTO the future role of the WTO and its current shortcomings WTO, Globalization and its Critics - Battle in Seattle, Davos etc Implications for the USA, Asia and Europe - the strains that will be placed on the existing order shift in the balance of global power as China overtakes Japan and matches the economic power of the US China's economic growth and its role in the WTO will be in the news for years to come. This book, from the man who will help shape the future of global trade, will be widely reviewed by the global media as Dr Supachai is the first director-general from a developing nation to hold this key position. China's entry to the WTO is a landmark event in the 21st century. It is a clear signal that China is ready to take its place amongst the global economic powerhouses and that it is prepared to play by its rules. This book, by the next Head of the WTO, explains the importance of this event and its implications for the future of world trade.

ISBN 0470820616   Pages 228 ISBN13 9780470820612 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher John Wiley & Sons (Asia) Pte Ltd   Weight (grammes) 480 Imprint John Wiley & Sons (Asia) Pte Ltd   Published in Singapore Format Hardback   Height (mm) 223 Publication date 05 Mar 2002   Width (mm) 164 Library of Congress HF1385.S87   Spine width (mm) 23 DEWEY 382.951   Academic level Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Professional / Scholarly DEWEY edition DC21

		Acknowledgments
1		China Rising		1
2		The WTO: Promise and Peril		41
3		Enter the Dragon		69
4		The Asia Puzzle		101
5		China's Challenge: Accelerating Domestic Reforms		139
6		Making Globalization and the WTO Work for All		185
App. 1		Summary of U.S.-China Bilateral WTO Agreement		221
App. 2		The Sino-EU Agreement of China's Accession to the WTO: Results of the Bilateral Negotiations		231
		Acronyms and Abbreviations		239
		Index		245

The next Director-General of the WTO explores the earthquake that will occur as China enters the WTO and the political, economic, and social implications for this giant country and the world economy.

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