Abstract:
This essay applies a historical-institution approach to assess the impact of WTO membership on China’s economic, legal and political institutions. In each case historical and institutional trends are described, and the effects of WTO membership on these trends are examined. The topics include changes in economic structure and the rate of growth of GDP, formal legal institutions and legal behavior of the Chinese people, and the forces toward the development of democratic political institutions.
Keywords:General; Economics (search for similar items in EconPapers) JEL-codes:A (search for similar items in EconPapers) New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-tra Date: 2003-06-10 Note: 14 pages View list of references