The Consequences of China's WTO Accession for Its Neighbors

Wto Accession at Any Cost

The World Trade Organization’s (WTO) goal of liberalizing multilateral trade does not exist in a vacuum; that is to say, liberalizing trade is not an end in itself. The preamble to the Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization (“Marrakesh Agreement”), explicitly states that “[t]he Parties to this Agreement, recognizing that their relations in the field of trade and economic [endeavor]...

China's accession to the WTO and Its implications for the fishery and aquaculture sector

This paper reviews recent developments in China’s fishery and aquaculture sectors, as well as the policies affecting rural households in general and fisheries households in particular. It explores how China’s policies may change as a result of the nation joining the World Trade Organization (WTO) in December 2001 and the likely impacts of these changes on China’s fishery and aquaculture sector....

Wto Accession and Financial Reform in China

Top Chinese leaders regard the WTO accession as the second most important change in China’s economic policy regime, following Deng Xiaoping’s reform and opening-door policy in the late 1970s. This change will have undoubtedly profound impacts on the future course of China’s economic development. There are many discussions among academic and policy circles in China regarding the possible impacts...

China’s Wto Accession and Sustainable Development

Long Run Implications of WTO Accession for Agriculture in China

The authors are grateful to Damiano Sandri for extremely competent econometric assistance, and for funding from World Bank Trust Funds provided by the Netherlands (BNPP) and the United Kingdom (DfID).