1st Edition

The Politics of China's Accession to the World Trade Organization The Dragon Goes Global

By Hui Feng Copyright 2006
216 Pages
by Routledge

216 Pages
by Routledge

Grounded on a series of first-hand interviews with Chinese government officials, this book examines China’s accession to the World Trade Organization, providing an ‘inside’ look at Chinese WTO accession negotiations. Presenting a systematic political economy model in analyzing Beijing’s decision-making mechanisms, the book argues that China’s WTO policy making is a state-led, leadership... Read more

Introduction  1. The Iron Bloc Inside Out: Theory and Methodology  2. The Road to the WTO  3. Contending Views on the WTO  4. Elite Politics and the WTO Accession  5. Bureaucratic Politics and WTO Accession  6. Foreign Pressures on China’s WTO Accession

Biography

Hui Feng

'A very fine piece of work.' - Asian Pacific Economic Literature, Volume 20, Issue 2

'Although the book is primarily aimed at political scientists, its subject matter will be of interest to a much broader audience.' - John Ravenhill,The Australian National University