This book examines the effects of trade on growth and poverty. It addresses the following questions:1) Which are the channels through which trade openness may affect the economic activities of a given country? ; 2) What are the effects of trade openness on growth? ; and 3) What are the effects...

1. Introduction / Yiping Huang -- 2. China's rapid growth and development : a historical and international context / Ligang Song -- 3. Double transition and China's export-led growth / Yang Yao -- 4. Understanding changing trends in Chinese wages / Cai Fang, Wang Meiyan and Du Yang -- 5. Climate...

China's accession to the World Trade Organisation in 2001 was a highly significant event both for China and for the wider world. This book argues that, although at the time some people doubted the likely benefits, China's WTO accession has been highly successful. It discusses how China has...