China’s rapid rise as a leading global exporter of manufacturing goods since its accession to the WTO in 2001 has been … the focus of both admiration and, increasingly, concern, but China is also a large importer of goods, particularly … agricultural products. Since China's accession to the WTO, China agricultural exports have increased by 8 percent annually while …

Within the social capital literature it is often assumed that membership of voluntary associations causes generalized … causes membership in a novel design that yields valid results despite possible feed-back effects from membership to trust …. Using individual-level data from several countries, the article shows that trust does increase membership. Treating …