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EditorsDeepak Bhattasali • Shantong Li • Will Martin

ACCESSION, POLICY REFORM, AND POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGIES

T his book fills a large gap in the analysis of China’s WTOaccession. Evidence-based investigations of the likely effect offurther opening of China’s economy, following the steady

globalization that had occurred since 1979, have been largely unavailable.Moreover, the strategic dimensions of the policy changes implemented byChina’s far-seeing leaders have not been addressed adequately until now, andnot as thoroughly as in this book. This collection of first-rate technicalstudies, drawn from good understanding of Chinese and internationaleconomic institutions, and tracing the likely effects of China’s globalizationon different segments of its economy — especially its poor — is essentialreading for students of public policy.”

Long Yongtu, Secretary General, BOAO Forum for Asia

“This book provides the most comprehensive and up-to-date evaluation ofChina’s entry into the WTO. It provides a succinct summary of China’scommitments to the WTO and a detailed analysis of the economicconsequences of the fulfillment of these obligations. A particular strength ofthe volume is its treatment of the relationship between trade liberalizationand the distribution of income in China.”

Nicholas R. Lardy, Senior Fellow, Institute for International Economics

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