This study aims to analyze the commitments undertaken by Russia at the moment of its accession to the World Trade … main economy outside the WTO. In order to allow its accession to the organization, WTO members demanded a series of … commitments and comparing them with China's accession to the WTO, in 2001, the article shall identify the main features of Russian …

China’s forthcoming accession to the WTO involves reforms across a wide range of sectors in China, both in directly … China and its major trading partners gain from accession, while some competing countries suffer smaller losses. The …

This analysis examines the implications of WTO accession for China's domestic policies and institutions by identifying … institutions may conflict with or be incompatible with WTO accession: (1) the domestic policy or institution is expressly … prohibited by WTO rules and principles; (2) the changes required by WTO accession impose additional costs on the government such …