Overview
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.Author Biography
About the Editors
Ding Lu, Dr, Associate Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, National University of Singapore, Singapore, G. James Wen, Dr, Associate Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, Trinity College, USA, and Huizhong Zhou, Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, Western Michigan University, USA
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.
Synopsis
The editors (economists from the United States and China) present 12 papers that were primarily drawn from the July 2000 conference, Developing Through Globalization: China's Opportunities and Challenges in the New Century. The papers examine recent policy changes and developments in aspects of the Chinese economy, often taking a comparative approach. Issues of domestic banking, telecommunications regulation, capital inflow, and agriculture are explored, primarily in reference to changes heralded by China's accession into the World Trade Organization. Annotation ©2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Yu Tzong-Shian
...this volume provides a clear and reasonable picture of China's economic development achieved under the guidance and encouragement of the government. It will appeal to people who are interested in the understanding of China's economic development in the last two decades of the 20th century.