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Book Review: New Dimensions in Regional Integration: New Dimensions in Regional Integration edited by De MeloJaime and PanagariyaArvind Cambridge University Press, 1993. Pp. xxviii + 473. ÂŁ35.00. $59.95
New Dimensions in Regional Integration edited by Jaime De Melo and Arvind Panagariya Cambridge University Press, 1993. Pp. xxviii + 473. ÂŁ35.00. $59.95.
A critique of development policies based on oil revenues in recent years in Iran
SIGLEAvailable from British Library Document Supply Centre- DSC:D36547/81 / BLDSC - British Library Document Supply CentreGBUnited Kingdo
The 7th United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD VII): Geneva, Switzerland, 9 July-3 August 1987
China's rural poverty and it's entry to the WTO
Begins by considering trends in the incidence of rural poverty in China, comparing China and India. Although the incidence of rural poverty in China declined generally, such poverty is still a matter for concern, especially now that China has joined the WTO. There is concern about the possible impact of Chinaâs WTO entry on its rural poverty and its ability to adopt policies to address it. Recent international studies of such poverty in China by bodies such as the World Bank, OECD, ADB and IFPRI are outlined and reviewed critically with these economic issues in mind. The most recent study by Anderson and others suggests that Chinaâs agriculture will be forced to undertake more structural adjustment than forecast in earlier studies. The Chinese policies to deal with rural poverty will need to give increasing attention to structural adjustment support and migration from rural areas in the future. The WTO does not count such measures as a form of economic protection. In fact, a large number of measures to provide financial support to farmers, including support to poor farmers, are WTO-exempt. As discussed these include âgreen boxâ measure, certain development measures in developing countries, and " blue boxâ measures. In addition, under the de minimis principle, China can provide economic protection on average of 8.5 per cent of the value of an agricultural product