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Book SynopsisThis comprehensive collection provides a remarkable wealth of information and a timely assessment of China's economic development and integration with the global economy after WTO accession.
Chunlai Chen brings together a distinguished group of scholars who employ economic theories, econometric modelling techniques and the latest statistics to analyse many important issues. These hotly debated topics include China's economic growth, international trade, regional trade arrangements, foreign direct investment, banking sector liberalization, exchange rate reform, agricultural trade and energy demand.
Aimed at an international audience, this highly focused book will be of great benefit to academics and postgraduate students involved in Chinese economy and business studies as well as researchers in international trade and foreign investment.
Trade Review'. . . this book provides a benchmark for China's global integration since its WTO accession in 2001. The 15 compilers present an intense analysis, employing economic theories, modeling techniques and the latest statistics.' -- Peter F. Eder, World Future Review
Table of ContentsContents: Preface 1. China’s Economy After WTO Accession: An Overview Chunlai Chen PART I: ECONOMIC GROWTH AND GLOBALIZATION 2. China’s Foreign Trade: Trends and Issues After WTO Accession Kunwang Li and Xiaosong Wang 3. Capital Stock Estimates by Region and Sector Yanrui Wu 4. The WTO and China’s Transparency Requirements Vivienne Bath 5. What Does a Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific Mean to China? Tingsong Jiang and Warwick McKibbin PART II: FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT AND EXCHANGE RATE 6. Characteristics of FDI Firms in China After WTO Accession Chunlai Chen 7. Foreign Banks in China: Market Segmentation and Expanded Presence in the Post-WTO Environment Lilai Xu 8. The Impact of the RMB Revaluation on China and the World Economy James Xiaohe Zhang PART III: AGRICULTURAL TRADE AND ENERGY DEMAND 9. China’s Grain TRQs: Five Years Since WTO Accession Zhangyue Zhou and Xia Kang 10. The Impact of the ASEAN-China Free Trade Area on China’s Economy and Regional Agricultural Development Jun Yang, Huanguang Qiu and Chunlai Chen 11. Linking Economic Development with Demand for Energy: A Discontinuous Estimation of Energy Demand Elasticity Ligang Song and Yu Sheng Index
