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OverviewGrounded 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 driven, and top-down process. Feng explores how China’s determined political elite partly bypassed and partly restructured a largely reluctant and resistant bureaucracy, under constant pressure from an increasingly globalized international system. By addressing China’s accession to the WTO from a political analysis perspective, the book provides a theoretically informed and intriguing examination of China’s foreign economic policy making regime. The book highlights contemporary debates relating to state and institutionalist theory and provides new and useful insights into a significant development of this century. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Hui Feng (University of Queensland, Australia)Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Weight: 0.317kg ISBN: 9780415650984ISBN 10: 0415650984 Pages: 216 Publication Date: 02 November 2012 Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Tertiary & Higher Education , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsIntroduction 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 AccessionReviews'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 Author InformationHui Feng Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |