China's Accession to WTO and Shifts in the Agriculture Policy

Abstract:     
The overall goal of our paper is to explore this question of how China's policy will likely respond as the nation enters the WTO. Specifically, we will have three objectives. First, we briefly review China's existing agriculture policy and past performance of China's agriculture and how it has changed during the past 20 years of reform. Next, we examine the main features of the agreement that China must adhere to as they enter WTO. Finally, we consider a number of possible ways that policy makers may respond, primarily focusing on the national government's viewpoint.

Number of Pages in PDF File: 44

Keywords: Agricultural policy, changing role of agriculture, china accession to WTO

JEL Classification: Q18

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