Week 6: Global Economic Integration through the WTO
March 31, 2009 by jaredr
Global Economic Integration through the WTO:
This evening we were given the second debate topic “China’s entry into the WTO has bought no economc benefits to the majority of the Chinese people” on the negative side.
The reading by Guo this week spoke about the political reforms which came about as a result of China joining the WTO. Of particular mention regarding the economic benefit of being a member of the WTO is the reduction of government intervention on both social and economic activity, as China becomes more accountable to the international community.
This idea formed the basis of our argument, but we didn’t have to present though probably would of won anyway!
References:
Guo, Yingjie 2008, ‘Domestic Openness in Post-WTO China: Central and Local Perspectives’, Journal of Contemporary China, vol. 17, no. 55, pp. 339-359. http://drr.lib.uts.edu.au/file/19173/15134_domesticopennessinpost-wtochina.pdf
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