- Additional Authors
- Solignac Lecomte, Henri-Bernard.
- Description
- 31 p.; 21 x 29.7cm.
- Summary
- Trade-policy reform is an essential feature of China's economic transition to a market economy. On the one hand, the liberalisation and decentralisation of export activities has boosted exports. On the other hand, the reform of China's import regime has been progressing much more slowly. This has two negative consequences. The persisting combination of high nominal protection rates and numerous tariff exemptions creates a dual regime: export-oriented firms enjoy free access to imports, while the domestic sector remains highly protected from international competition, which allows for continuing misallocation of resources. This incompleteness of trade reforms currently prevents China from joining the WTO, which might eventually hamper its further integration into the world economy ...
- Series Statement
- OECD Development Centre Working Papers, 1815-1949 ; no.112
- Uniform Title
- OECD Development Centre Working Papers, no.112.
- Subject
- LCCN
- 10.1787/603777642281
- OCLC
- oecd-lib
- Author
Fukasaku, Kiichiro.
- Title
Economic Transition and Trade-Policy Reform [electronic resource]: Lessons from China / Kiichiro Fukasaku and Henri-Bernard Solignac Lecomte
- Imprint
Paris : OECD Publishing, 1996.
- Series
OECD Development Centre Working Papers, 1815-1949 ; no.112
OECD Development Centre Working Papers, 1815-1949 ; no.112.
- Connect to:
- Indexed Term
Development
China, People's Republic
- Added Author
Solignac Lecomte, Henri-Bernard.
- Other Standard Identifier
10.1787/603777642281 doi